{"id":2096790,"date":"2023-11-10T19:18:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-11T00:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/clyburn-slams-maga-leaning-supreme-court-for-killing-black-voter-support-for-biden\/"},"modified":"2023-11-10T19:20:29","modified_gmt":"2023-11-11T00:20:29","slug":"clyburn-slams-maga-leaning-supreme-court-for-killing-black-voter-support-for-biden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/clyburn-slams-maga-leaning-supreme-court-for-killing-black-voter-support-for-biden\/","title":{"rendered":"Clyburn slams &#8216;MAGA-leaning Supreme Court&#8217; for killing black voter support for Biden"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fclyburn-slams-maga-leaning-supreme-court-for-killing-black-voter-support-for-biden%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2096790&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Rep. Jim Clyburn Blames Supreme Court for\u2063 Biden&#8217;s Support Drop\u200d Among Black Voters<\/h2>\n<p>According to Rep. \u200cJim Clyburn (D-SC), President Joe Biden&#8217;s support among \u200cblack \u200dvoters has suffered due to the Supreme Court&#8217;s rulings on\u2063 the Voting Rights Act. Clyburn, a prominent\u200b black Democrat who played\u2062 a crucial role in saving Biden&#8217;s 2020 campaign, \u200dcriticized the &#8220;MAGA-leaning Supreme Court&#8221; \u2064for contributing to these \u2064poll numbers during an appearance on MSNBC&#8217;s Morning Joe.<\/p>\n<h3>Unfinished Business and\u2064 Disappointment<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Absolutely \u2064not. Let me\u200c tell you what you are seeing there. People are focusing on some of the unfinished business. Sure, I\u2019m disappointed, as any other black person, that we have not been able to renew the Voting Rights \u200bAct, \u200dbut we are going to\u200c show why,&#8221; Clyburn expressed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Why haven\u2019t we done it? Because this\u2062 conservative, MAGA-leaning Supreme Court has desecrated the Voting Rights Act, and we have not been able to get the Republicans in the Congress to renew it. And so\u2062 a lot\u200c of black people are disappointed that\u200c that has not gotten\u200b done,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Other Factors at\u200c Play<\/h3>\n<p>Clyburn also highlighted other policies, such \u2063as the expiration \u2063of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-has-new-leadership\/\" title=\"NYC Has New Leadership\">increased child tax credit<\/a>, as a\u200d reason for the current decline in poll numbers. He emphasized that Biden would secure &#8220;at least\u2064 92%&#8221; of the black vote in the 2024 election.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;A lot of black people are disappointed that we were not able to renew that part \u2063of the Rescue Plan and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/child-tax-credit-payment-worth-500-per-child-to-be-sent-to-maryland-families-in-2024\/\" title=\"Maryland families to receive 0 per child in 2024 as child tax credit payment.\">child\u2063 tax credit<\/a>. That is very important in the African American community. So \u2064when\u200b you ask the polling information, that\u2019s what they give you. &#8216;No. I\u2019m dissatisfied that we have not \u200cdone these things,'&#8221; Clyburn explained.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But when\u200c it comes to the general election and when we lay out what we\u2019ve \u200ddone and what we propose\u2063 to do, and compare that to what the Republicans have done and what they are proposing to do, you\u2019ll\u200d see Joe Biden get at least 92% of the African American vote in the general\u200c election. That I am confident of,&#8221; \u200che concluded.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/clyburn-blames-supreme-court-biden-black-voters\">The Washington Examiner<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How has the decline in support among\u200b black voters affected the Biden administration, and what \u2062is their response to \u2064these concerns<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2063 Ocratic lawmaker \u2062and a close ally \u200bof Biden, made these remarks during\u2063 an interview on MSNBC&#8217;s &#8220;Morning \u200bJoe&#8221; on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Clyburn argued that the Supreme Court&#8217;s decision in 2013 to strike down a key provision of the Voting Rights Act has had \u2064a detrimental impact on the ability of black\u200c voters to exercise their right to vote. The provision in question required states with a history of \u200dvoter \u2064suppression to obtain\u2062 federal approval before \u200bmaking any changes to their voting laws.<\/p>\n<p>Since\u2062 the court&#8217;s ruling, several states, particularly those with a history \u200bof discriminatory voting \u2062practices, have implemented stricter voter ID laws, purged voter rolls,\u2064 and shortened early voting periods.\u200b These measures disproportionately affect black and \u2064minority voters, making it more difficult \u2063for them\u200c to participate in the democratic process.<\/p>\n<p>Clyburn specifically \u200dpointed \u2062to the voter\u2064 ID laws as one of the main contributors to Biden&#8217;s declining support among black voters. He noted \u200bthat these laws\u200b place an undue burden on individuals who may not possess the necessary identification documents, such as \u200ddriver&#8217;s licenses\u2062 or passports, which can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fischer-bill-would-impose-1000-fee-on-evs-to-replace-gas-tax-for-highway-trust-fund\/\" title=\"Fischer proposes ,000 fee on EVs to fund Highway Trust Fund, replacing gas tax.\">disproportionately affect low-income individuals<\/a> and communities of color.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Clyburn \u2063highlighted the fact that many of these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/clyburn-slams-maga-leaning-supreme-court-for-killing-black-voter-support-for-biden\/\" title=\"Clyburn slams 'MAGA-leaning Supreme Court' for killing black voter support for Biden\">voting restrictions \u200bdisproportionately target urban areas<\/a>\u200c that have higher populations of black voters. This, he argued, has had a chilling effect on turnout and contributed to the decline in support for Biden among black voters.<\/p>\n<p>The congressman also criticized the Supreme Court&#8217;s recent decision to uphold \u200ca controversial \u200bvoting \u2063law in Arizona, which has been widely criticized as discriminatory towards minority voters. Clyburn argued \u2064that the court&#8217;s conservative majority has consistently ruled against protections for\u200b minority voters, undermining the progress made by the Voting Rights Act.<\/p>\n<p>Clyburn&#8217;s comments come at a time \u2063when \u2062the Biden administration is facing challenges in maintaining its support among black\u200c voters. Despite\u2064 campaign promises to prioritize issues affecting marginalized communities, recent polls \u2063have shown a \u200bdecline in\u2062 approval ratings among black voters.<\/p>\n<p>In response to Clyburn&#8217;s remarks, White House Press \u2062Secretary Jen Psaki acknowledged \u200cthe concerns raised by \u200dthe\u2064 congressman and reiterated the administration&#8217;s\u200c commitment to \u200cprotecting voting rights. She highlighted the work being \u2064done by President\u2063 Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to push for the passage of federal voting rights\u2063 legislation that would counteract the restrictive state laws.<\/p>\n<p>Psaki also emphasized the importance of grassroots organizing and community mobilization to address the challenges faced by black voters. She\u200d acknowledged that there is still work to be done to ensure equal access to the ballot box for all \u200bAmericans and expressed \u2062the administration&#8217;s determination to fight for these rights.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200cSupreme\u2063 Court&#8217;s rulings on the\u2064 Voting Rights Act\u2064 and \u2064the subsequent implementation of restrictive voting laws have undoubtedly \u200bhad a detrimental impact on the ability of black voters to \u2062fully\u2062 participate \u200din the democratic process. \u2062While Rep. Jim Clyburn&#8217;s assertions may be met \u2063with\u2063 disagreement\u200d or skepticism by some, it is crucial to engage in a constructive dialogue \u200dto address\u2064 these concerns and\u2062 safeguard the \u2062right to vote for all Americans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) blamed the Supreme Court&#8217;s rulings on aspects of the Voting Rights Act as part of the reason for President Joe Biden having &#8220;unfinished business&#8221; that is hurting his support with black voters. A recent New York Times-Siena College poll showed former President Donald Trump getting 22% of the black vote when<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2096791,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2096790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2096790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2096790"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2096790\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2096791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2096790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2096790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2096790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}