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Salena Zito: Democrats beware: These Black voters are fed up, and looking for a political home
MSN ^ | 9/3/23 | Salena Zito

Posted on 09/03/2023 2:40:35 PM PDT by CFW

Nine years ago Leo Beatty was in his early 30s and working for U.S. Steel when president Barack Obama came to the Mon Valley plant. The visit was a post-State of the Union opportunity to sign an executive order authorizing “myRA,” a new retirement savings option for people who lacked an employer-administered account.

Mr. Beatty, then a registered Democrat who voted for Obama twice, said it was a thrill: “I really liked him then so it was exciting,” even though his presidency wasn’t always what he had expected. “I still like him. I am just not sure how much he did for the middle class Black community, or middle class white community either for that matter.”

Today Beatty is no longer a Democrat, nor after thirteen years on the job does he work for U.S. Steel. And that “myRA” program was shuttered only three years later.

Mr. Beatty voted for Joe Biden in 2020, but that has become even more of a disappointment.

“Biden dropped the ball for me on inflation, so no I don’t think he’s doing a good job — not just because I don’t think he has the cognitive ability to do it effectively, but because he knows no one like us. And by that I mean middle-class America,” said Beatty, who is now a registered Independent.

When asked to expand about his problems with Biden’s presidency he said, “Well, how much time you got?” Beatty said it is insulting for Biden and the Democrats to keep saying how great the economy is. “Maybe for his friends. It is about the rich getting richer and putting us working class people against each other instead of looking at the real problem. The real problem is the rich people against poor people. It’s more classism than racism,” he said.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; Politics/Elections; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: black; democrat; gop; pa; voters
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When you have an opinion piece like this from Salena Zito, that means the Democrats are starting to realize they are losing the support of black Americans. Yes, this piece is slanted leftwards (of course--it is Zito after all), but if she is able to recognize this issue, it means it is larger than they will admit.
1 posted on 09/03/2023 2:40:35 PM PDT by CFW
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To: CFW

MSM water carrier.

Come back little sheep, come back into the folds! We need your servitude.


2 posted on 09/03/2023 2:44:23 PM PDT by TribalPrincess2U (MURDER IS MYRDER)
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When you have an opinion piece like this from Salena Zito, that means the Democrats are starting to realize they are losing the support of black Americans.

So? Increase illegal immigration.

3 posted on 09/03/2023 2:45:34 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: CFW

Salena Zito is liberal????


4 posted on 09/03/2023 2:50:45 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: CFW

Conclusion, Beatty is an idiot.


5 posted on 09/03/2023 2:53:15 PM PDT by Nuc 1.1 (Liberals aren't Patriots. Remember 1789!)
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To: CFW

Maybe. The number of articles over the years saying AA voters were coming to their senses are legion and have been posted here on FR. Maybe again there was a nudge towards Trump in 2020 but well let’s say other issues clouded things. I’ll take any small victory but haven’t seen much yet. One day maybe. Might not live to see it though.


6 posted on 09/03/2023 2:54:44 PM PDT by xp38
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To: Dilbert San Diego

“Salena Zito is liberal????”

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Not a progressive, but lately more liberal than conservative on several issues. Or maybe she just has to “step lightly” to get her opinion pieces published.


7 posted on 09/03/2023 2:58:47 PM PDT by CFW (I will not comply!)
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To: CFW

Seems like they had one. They did better under Trump than any previous President and yet the majority of them voted for Biden. “Elections have consequences”.


8 posted on 09/03/2023 3:00:11 PM PDT by antidemoncrat
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To: CFW

We’ve been teased with the possibility of a black vote shift for years. It never happens. Blacks are bought voters. The racial quota system is too valuable.


9 posted on 09/03/2023 3:00:24 PM PDT by DeplorablePaul
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To: CFW; EEGator

What about White voters?
Nobody gives a damn about Whites.


10 posted on 09/03/2023 3:01:14 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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ya... a handful... the same that speak out against their own peoples behaviour. but 95% of the rest are still trash...


11 posted on 09/03/2023 3:02:44 PM PDT by sit-rep
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To: Nuc 1.1

Trump is really making progress with black voters. He was at 20% before the sham arrest in Georgia. He could get 30% of the black vote in 2024. It’s nice to see videos of so many black people leaving the democrats to support Uncle Trump.


12 posted on 09/03/2023 3:08:44 PM PDT by Rdct29 (The Democrats Are The New Nazi Party )
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All the Dems have to do is make a few “you’ll be back in chains” speeches and the outliers will come back in line.


13 posted on 09/03/2023 3:14:56 PM PDT by Lizavetta
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

“What about White voters?
Nobody gives a damn about Whites.”


That’s because they are replacing us with more pliable and controllable voters. Why cater to a group whose vote will soon have little effect on the outcome? Besides, they can always add the votes they need since those charged with making sure we have secure and reliable election results have turned the vote counting process over to leftist organizations. All as the DOJ (mostly leftist ideologues) and Courts look the other way, shrug their shoulders and say, “Not much we can do”.

The risk they take is that they underestimate the number of voters (including blacks) who are totally fed up with the left and their “reliable” voters turn against them in numbers not expected. As in 2016, they may not be prepared for the numbers and will not have time to put their fraud machine in place in precincts they have not had to worry about in the past.


14 posted on 09/03/2023 3:16:35 PM PDT by CFW (I will not comply!)
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To: Rdct29

Black MEN. Black Women vote in a block about 92 percent.


15 posted on 09/03/2023 3:17:23 PM PDT by cowboyusa (UA IS KING OF AMERICA! AMERICA FIRST! DEATH TO MARXISM AN GLOBALISM! Trump 2024, NO more Mr Nice)
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To: cowboyusa

Austin 3:16


16 posted on 09/03/2023 3:19:00 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: DeplorablePaul

These teaser articles remind me of Charlie Brown and Lucy and the football.

If it ever happens, fine. Until then I see no reason to do anything to pander to the black vote in any way which may alienate our base.


17 posted on 09/03/2023 3:19:02 PM PDT by SauronOfMordor (Either you will rule. Or you will be ruled. There is no other choice.)
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To: CFW

Nah!

Blacks are not smart enough to realize that they’re just tools for the democrat party. They don’t know any better. We hear stories every election about blacks becoming disenchanted with the democrat party, but in the end, they still vote democrat and continue to suffer because of it.


18 posted on 09/03/2023 3:19:50 PM PDT by adorno
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To: Lizavetta
I think he could get 30 Percent of Black men, mabey more. A big Hispanic vote also.
19 posted on 09/03/2023 3:20:28 PM PDT by cowboyusa (UA IS KING OF AMERICA! AMERICA FIRST! DEATH TO MARXISM AN GLOBALISM! Trump 2024, NO more Mr Nice)
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To: adorno

We will see, a lot of black votes are fraud votes created by the red dems.


20 posted on 09/03/2023 3:21:52 PM PDT by cowboyusa (UA IS KING OF AMERICA! AMERICA FIRST! DEATH TO MARXISM AN GLOBALISM! Trump 2024, NO more Mr Nice)
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