Black voters have been a steady foundation for Democratic candidates for decades, but that support appeared to show a few cracks in this year’s elections.
Piroleau said she felt Democrats were pushing for more reliance on government programs. “That bothered me,” she said.“For me, it was about being accountable and responsible and making your own decisions, and not depending on the government to bail you out,” Piroleau said.
She said she felt Democrats were trying to control what her children should be exposed to and how they should be educated.Camilla Moore, chair of the Georgia Black Republican Council, said a large percentage of the voters Kemp won in the Black community “were actually Black Democrats.” Those voters made decisions based on Kemp’s performance in addressing issues they care about, Moore said.
The VoteCast findings underscore a dynamic that Black activists and community leaders have long sought to convey — that Black voters are not a monolith and that the Democratic PartyNationally, Republicans worked during the midterms cycle to try to shift a share of Black voters to their side.
She said the message is particularly important for younger voters, who “went out in the street and risked their lives for police reform” after the killing of George Floyd in 2020. They also wantbut got neither at the federal level during President Joe Biden’s first two years in office.