[Rocco DiPippo]

We’ve been fed this hopeful crap for years. Reality is that once the vast majority of Blacks walk into the voting booth, they reflexively vote straight ticket Democrat, every single time.

[Rockingham]

There is a substantial core of conservative blacks who believe in and live by traditional values. Some are registered Republican, but even more are registered as independents or nominal Democrats. Most of the time, conservative blacks are politically homeless because the GOP does not understand them or consistently try to gain their support and get them to the polls.

Nevertheless, events and circumstances can lead to moments that create a political opening for Republicans to win a chunk of black support. Not only is Biden a disaster for blacks, but Trump's MAGA message appeals to black patriotism and common sense and his celebrity status and outsize personality mark him as not the usual type of Republican. Now, being prosecuted unfairly and slowly winning a tough fight against his persecutors puts Trump squarely in line with the experience of many blacks and mobilizes black sentiment that favors underdogs.

The problem for the Democrats is that there is no ready way to counter Trump's growing appeal to blacks. With luck, blacks may help Trump and the GOP to win in 2024 and realign American politics for a generation or more.

[hinckley buzzard]

The difference this year is that Black America saw their economic condition improve under Trump, and have seen it tank under Biden. Plus, many black people identify with Trump, the way he is being persecuted by the Man.

[KC_Conspirator]

Yep. Totally true. Very little has changed.