Black Turnout in Midterms Was One of the Low Points for Democrats (Published 2022)
But the effects of the decrease wound up being muted.
The New York Times wrote an article talking about how Black voter turnout is lower than the before the Obama presidency. What are your thoughts on that MR-D-ROB ? Here are some excepts:
They highlight reality…
This midterm election cycle's Black voter turnout sank to its lowest level since 2006. The question now is how Democrats can revitalize the enthusiasm of their strongest group of supporters.JUSTIN SULLIVAN/GETTY
We won’t get conclusive numbers on this for months, but the evidence so far raises the distinct possibility that the Black share of the electorate sank to its lowest level since 2006. It certainly did in states like Georgia and North Carolina, where authoritative data is already available.
Still, relatively low Black turnout is becoming an unmistakable trend in the post-Obama era, raising important — if yet unanswered — questions about how Democrats can revitalize the enthusiasm of their strongest group of supporters
Now they have to diminish our impact…
Whatever the answer, it is clear that the relatively low Black turnout was not exactly disastrous electorally for Democrats in 2022. With the possible exception of the Wisconsin Senate race, it’s hard to identify a high-profile election where Democrats might have prevailed if the Black share of the electorate had stayed at 2014 or 2018 levels.
