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Here's why voter suppression is a myth and not a reason I'll just vote blue no matter who.
In 2008 we all remember what the black voter turnout was like.
In 2012 voter turnout went down for white voters, Hispanic voters, and AAPI voters. Guess who it didn't go down for? Black voters. As a matter of fact according to the census bureau 2012 was the first time that black voter turnout exceeded white voter turnout.
Now yes there was a record low turnout of black voters in 2016 but that's likely due frustration of the black community after a decade of Obama doing absolutely nothing for them.
Move forward to 2020, even by Biden's own admission black vote helped him win the election.
The overall black vote increased in 2020 from 55.9% in 2016 to 58.7% in 2020.
So given this facts it appears more and more black people are voting. So why all the talk about voter suppression?
It's a scam to trick black people into voting for nothing.
In 2008 we all remember what the black voter turnout was like.
In 2012 voter turnout went down for white voters, Hispanic voters, and AAPI voters. Guess who it didn't go down for? Black voters. As a matter of fact according to the census bureau 2012 was the first time that black voter turnout exceeded white voter turnout.
Now yes there was a record low turnout of black voters in 2016 but that's likely due frustration of the black community after a decade of Obama doing absolutely nothing for them.
Move forward to 2020, even by Biden's own admission black vote helped him win the election.
The overall black vote increased in 2020 from 55.9% in 2016 to 58.7% in 2020.
So given this facts it appears more and more black people are voting. So why all the talk about voter suppression?
It's a scam to trick black people into voting for nothing.
