ATLANTA — When President Joe Biden took office, he enjoyed sky-high popularity among Black voters who were key to his 2020 victory in Georgia. But after a year in office, he has seen his approval rating tumble among this demographic, and that change could spell trouble for Democrats in the midterms.
A poll conducted in late January by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution found that 60% of Black voters in Georgia approved of how Biden is doing his job. That was a 20-point drop from an AJC poll in May.
Interviews with voters suggest the reasons behind Biden's lagging approval ratings among Black voters — and the overall electorate — vary. They include his failure to overcome Republican filibusters of voting rights legislation, his handling of the pullout of troops in Afghanistan and an inability to deliver on campaign promises such as reducing student loan debt.
