It was a fun ride for the Democratic Party. But recent polling shows that black voters are abandoning support for the Biden administration in droves, joining Hispanic voters as minority groups turning against the Democratic presidency.

A Washington Post/Ipsos poll of nearly 1,250 black Americans conducted between April 21 and May 2, 2022 found that only 23% “strongly approve” of Biden’s performance while 70% “approve.”

This may appear to be resilient numbers, but they represent a decline that has the potential to do damage to the Democratic Party’s midterm fortunes.