Black Farmers in Georgia Reject Biden’s Policies and Look to Trump for Solutions.
A New York Times/Siena poll revealed that 20% of black voters are leaning towards supporting former President Donald Trump in the upcoming election. This figure has increased by about ten points since 2020, reflecting a shift in the political landscape among African American farmers in Georgia. The poll indicates that these voters are disillusioned with current President Joe Biden’s so-called “Bidenomics” and are looking for alternative solutions to their financial woes.
Biden attempted to reset his campaign pitch in May, focusing on black Americans as a key demographic in his 2020 win. However, this new public relations strategy does not appear to be overcoming the increased costs experienced by many black farmers under Biden’s administration – estimated to be around 20. John Slaughter, a 39-year-old black farmer from Buena Vista, Georgia, plans to vote for Trump due to what he perceives as the corrupt Democrats’ lack of genuine concern for small business owners outside of election season.
I think we did better under President Trump,” said Slaughter to the Times. President Trump, he did something for us while he was in office. Corrupt President Biden, what have you done for me.
Many farmers in Georgia are struggling with bureaucratic red tape that hinders their ability to feed the nation. These overbearing hurdles reportedly cause many farmers to fall behind on their business loans and lose the deeds to their farms as a result. In contrast, the Trump administration helped fix paperwork errors for Slaughter’s farm, allowing his family to reclaim the deed, according to Slaughter.
Andrew Smith Sr., a Georgia farmer who voted for Biden in 2020, is also considering voting for Trump in the next election due to the Biden administration’s failure to protect small farmers. His farm is currently struggling due to paperwork issues that have prevented him from using certain resources. We march on using what we got and then they tell us that you can’t even use that,” he said, describing his frustration with the current situation.
Paul Copeland, 65, a farmer in Shiloh, Georgia, also expressed disappointment in Biden’s broken promise to protect farmers like himself. It’s a reminder of what I could have done, a reminder of a promise not fulfilled,” he told the Times.
While President Biden struggles to maintain support among black Americans, former President Trump is actively competing for the black vote. In May, Trump held a campaign rally in the Bronx that attracted between 10,000 and 25,000 people. In June, he hosted a roundtable in Detroit, Michigan, aimed at courting the city’s black voters.
Polling indicates that Trump’s support among the black community is stronger than it has been in decades. CNN senior data analyst Harry Enten noted that, compared to this point in 2020, Joe Biden’s African American vote share has dropped by 16 points, from 86% to 70. Meanwhile, Trump’s support among black voters has increased from 7% during the same period in 2020 to 21% today. Enten expressed doubt that these numbers would return to pre-2020 levels anytime soon and predicted a historic performance for Republican presidential candidates not seen in six decades.
Wendell Husebo is a political reporter with Breitbart News and a former GOP War Room Analyst. He is the author of Politics of Slave Morality. Follow Wendell on “X” @WendellHusebø or on Truth Social @WendellHusebo.