(UnitedVoice.com) – Black voters have historically cast their ballots for members of the Democratic Party. However, in recent years, they have been moving away from the Left. President Joe Biden is having a particularly hard time reaching that part of the electorate.
On November 28, Mark Fisher, the co-founder of Black Lives Matter Rhode Island, appeared on “FOX & Friends” to discuss why black people are starting to leave the Democratic Party. In 2020, 12% of black voters cast their ballots for former President Donald Trump. In an October poll by The New York Times and Siena College, 22% of black voters indicated they would cast their ballots for Trump in 2024 if he’s the GOP nominee.
Fisher claimed the reason for the shift is “the duplicity of the Democrats, the hypocrisy.” He went on to say that black people aren’t “stupid,” and they know the Democratic Party isn’t for them. The BLM co-founder said the Left wants to enact policies that “strike at the heart of the black family and the nuclear family.”
Fisher endorsed Trump, saying the former president has “done more for the black community than any president” in his lifetime. He said black people who are still voting for the Democratic Party are “misinformed” and haven’t educated themselves on Trump’s history and policies. However, Fisher expressed hope that the change in his community would “be organic” because he loves the former president.
Trump thanked Fisher for the endorsement.
Trump’s primary rival, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R), attacked the former president over the endorsement. He claimed Black Lives Matter is praising Trump, and the former POTUS celebrated it, saying it “makes perfect sense.”
DeSantis claimed that when BLM marches were taken over by rioters who burned down cities in 2020, Trump did nothing but tweet “LAW & ORDER” from the White House.
Trump is leading both the primary field and beating Biden in multiple polls. Fisher explained why he chose the former president, saying, “[E]verybody else sucks.”
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