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Both President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris,
they made an appearance in Philadelphia yesterday to not only
emphasize the importance of Black voters but also to gain
their support.
That's right. And the with the first presidential debate of
this campaign being less than a month away now,
President Biden is looking to gain the support of as
many Black voters as possible.
So PHL 17's Tyrone Sharper is live for us at
Gerard College.
Tell us more about their visit.
Tyrone, good morning.
Hey, good morning guys. It was revealed in a recent
New York Times survey that President Biden supported black voters
had decreased since that 2020 election,
which is why he and the vice president was here
at Girard College.
As you can see, some cleanup still being done here.
Gerard College is made-up of majority African American student body,
which is why the president was here in order to
boost that support back to where it was in 2020.
According to the Center for Public Affairs Research poll,
as of March, President Biden support among Black adults decreased
from 94%
at the start of his term to now being 55%.
During his visit here, the President spoke on some of
the important things his administration had addressed during his presidency,
such as student loan forgiveness and preventing gun violence.
In addition, President Biden announced a campaign for new Black
voters that includes an 8 figure investment in hopes that
it will help his standing in swing states such as
Pennsylvania. Knowing this, both the President and Vice President emphasized
to the audience yesterday that their votes will help them
win again.
Black voters place enormous faith in me.
I've tried to do my best.
Honor that trust if your voice.
And your power. We will win again.
Vote in 2024. We're going to make Donald Trump a
loser again.
I think it goes without saying if President Biden can
regain the full support of Black voters,
it will certainly help him during this campaign.
But it might be tougher than it was in 2020
as a little more work to do this time around.
I'll send it back to you guys in the studio.
Well, Tyrone, while they want allegiance,
hopefully, you know, we hear some more about the policy
that they hope people vote on.
But thank you for the wrap up of their visit.