The Democratic Party would be nothing without their strong base of Black voters, especially Black women. Election after election, Democrats take the turnout of Black voters for granted, the most dedicated group of the factions that make up the Party. Black voters made it possible for Joe Biden to be President. Black voters helped Democrats sweep the runoffs for two Senate races in Georgia, which gave Democrats the majority in the Senate. Black votes won enough Districts to allow Democrats to maintain control in the House of Representatives.
Many, if not most Black Democrats, were born into Democratic families. That wasn't always the case. Some Republicans point to the allegiance a majority of Black people have to the Democratic Party as being on the "Democratic Plantation." They might not be aware Black people once voted in even higher numbers for Republicans. Republicans can accurately point to the founding of their Party being deeply rooted in the abol…
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