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Oct 2021
22m 51s

The Black voters disappointed in Biden

THE WASHINGTON POST
About this episode
The “benefit of the doubt” portion of Joe Biden’s presidency is over. His poll numbers are down, especially among Black voters. Today on the show, we return to some of the voters we talked to in Georgia during the state’s runoff election and hear how they’re feeling now. 
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