A group of Black male voters told ABC News they don’t feel good about voting for President Biden or Donald Trump in November. Some men thought this was like voting for the lesser of two evils.
“I’m going to vote, but that’s our only choice. So it’s like, ‘Hey, do you want to burn your hand in the oven or do you want to burn your hand in the toaster?’ ?” Rapper Hitman Hola told ABC in a press interview aired Sunday.
ABC News’ Byron Pitts spoke to black men in the key battleground states of Georgia and Michigan about the issues that matter most to them when it comes time to vote.
“I’m convinced, but honestly, I don’t know what’s going to convince me,” rapper John John Da Don told ABC before saying he was considering voting for Trump. “If you compare the current situation, it seems like there was more change when Trump was in power than when Biden was in office.”
Rappers Hitman Holla and John John Da Don spoke to ABC News’ Byron Pitts about who they will vote for in November. (Screenshot/ABC)
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“I’m tired of being forced to choose a lesser harm over a greater harm. I have the right to stand firm in my own beliefs, and I believe they are not good candidates for the people,” said community member Antonio Brooks. . the Michigan host told ABC.
A USA Today/Suffolk University poll released Sunday found that support for Biden among black voters has fallen by about 20 percentage points in Michigan and Pennsylvania since the last election. A Michigan poll showed that Trump secured 15% of black voters, while Biden had an approval rating of 54% of black voters.
Trump won just 9% of the black vote in Michigan in the 2020 election.
The former president won 11% of the black vote in Pennsylvania, up 3 points from 2020, according to the poll. A majority of black voters, 56%, still prefer Biden in the state.
Former President Donald Trump holds a rally in the historically Democratic South Bronx on May 23, 2024, in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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Hurley Coleman III, CEO of Saginaw, Michigan Community Action Council, met with Biden during a visit to the state in May. He talked about inflation and economic planning, Coleman said.
“I believe in what President Biden is trying to accomplish, so as we get closer to November, I’m going to be paying close attention to those policies and what direction I believe he wants to move this country with,” he told ABC News. said to
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Another voter, Roy Baldwin, said he was feeling the pressure of inflation as a barbecue restaurant owner.
“I don’t think either of them can make a big difference to the economy at this point,” Baldwin said of Trump and Biden. Restaurant owners still plan to vote in November.
“It has a lot to do with ‘At least I have a choice.’ So believe me when I tell you I won’t vote. Your vote matters. We fought for it, we fought to have rights and voices. “Voice,” he said.
