Donald Trump’s conviction drowned out what had been a potentially transformational week for his campaign. Prior to his conviction, the presidential candidates had made contrasting efforts to attract black voters: Trump through a Bronx rally and Biden through his Morehouse commencement address and press conference after his meeting with the Kenyan president. Despite efforts of the legacy press, it was clear that Trump shined while Biden didn’t.
At his Morehouse speech, Biden did not mention black accomplishments and how graduates should aspire to further success. Instead, he focused on black victimization that might have been realistic fifty years ago but not today; and certainly not for a group of black college graduates. He asked, “What is democracy if you have to be 10 times better than anyone else to get a fair shot?”
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