White House aides reportedly met with prominent black male Democrats while concerns continue to rise over President Joe Biden’s fledgling poll numbers with the voting block, attendees told the New York Times (NYT).
The prominent black male Democrats, such as Cedric Richmond, a senior adviser to the Democratic National Committee (DNC), and Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus Rep. Steven Horsford, who met with the White House suggested that the administration needs to do a better job at emphasizing how it has helped black men, some of the aides in attendance told the NYT. During the meeting, attendees told the NYT that the group was in a general agreement that Biden has snubbed black males, instead focusing more on black females since his 2020 campaign.
“It’s clear that there’s been a focus on Black women and the question becomes, has there been an equal focus on Black men?” Richmond told the NYT.
Those in attendance, including Jaime Harrison, the chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Austin Davis, reportedly stressed that Democrats have a messaging problem when it comes to touting how the administration has helped black males, the NYT reported.
