乔·拜登总统今年首次访问提前投票的州周一向黑人选民发出呼吁在历史悠久的伊曼纽尔·AME圣母教堂，9名美国黑人在2015年的大规模枪击事件中被一名白人至上主义者杀害。
拜登谴责“白人至上”是一种“毒药”，继续困扰着这个国家，呼应了他在竞选连任时挑战极端主义的一个关键主题。
但是一些黑人选民——到目前为止是拜登成功的关键——事后告诉美国广播公司，他们对总统的政绩以及他们是否会在11月份投票给他有不同的看法。
“毒药已经困扰这个国家太久了。那是什么毒药?白人至上，”拜登在演讲中说。“纵观我们的历史，它让这个国家四分五裂。它在美国没有地位。今天不行，明天不行，永远不行。”
坐在总统旁边的是南卡罗来纳州众议员吉姆·克莱伯恩(Jim Clyburn)，他在2020年的支持被视为有助于拜登赢得该州的民主党初选，这是他在通往白宫的道路上取得的第一次重大胜利。
2024年1月8日，乔·拜登总统在南卡罗来纳州查尔斯顿的伊曼纽尔·AME圣母教堂发表讲话，2015年，一名白人至上主义者在一次大规模枪击事件中杀害了九名信徒。
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在拜登演讲之前，克莱伯恩特别走上讲台，兜售他所谓的拜登政府在餐桌问题上的成就，试图在总统跳上舞台之前，通过解释拜登已经取得的成就和阻止他取得更多成就的因素，来团结主要是黑人选民的人群。
出席总统演讲的有2015年大规模枪击事件的幸存者和受害者家属。幸存者之一的让·奥尔蒂斯后来称拜登的讲话“非常出色”。
塔玛拉·库里(Tamara Curry)说，她有一个糖尿病家庭成员受到了患者保护与平价医疗法案的直接影响，该计划是在拜登担任副总统时实施的，她发现听到政府的成就“令人振奋”，因为“我们总是听到没有做的事情”
库里告诉美国广播公司新闻，她觉得拜登政府尽可能多地通过了他们的承诺，但“四年多的时间将让他们有机会实现更多的承诺。”
虽然拜登竞选团队一直不理会显示黑人选民支持率下降的民调，但这些选民中的一些人表示，他们对拜登、竞争对手唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)和2024年大选的看法存在分歧。
他们说，在很大程度上，让他们决定投票给谁还为时过早。
詹妮弗·詹姆斯说，拜登做了一件“相当了不起的工作”，但她也感受到了自他开始担任总统以来通货膨胀率的急剧上升。
“我们都应该买得起食品杂货，我们应该买得起住房，”詹姆斯说。“现在，如果他能提出并解决这个问题，我会再次投票给他。”
杰瑞特·琼斯(Jarett Jones)表示，他计划投票给前总统特朗普，因为他不相信拜登为美国人民做得足够多，也没有创造更多机会。
“特朗普实际上是在帮助人民，”琼斯说。“他可能是一个种族主义者，但你知道，归根结底，如果他是一个更好的总统，那就是事实。”
贾米拉·加兹登的姑姑是2015年被杀害的九人之一，他仍然是拜登的支持者，并对拜登的访问感到有一种归属感，他说，尽管来自国会的挑战，他已经尽了最大努力。
“我们拥有的参议院和众议院...有时我们并不总是意见一致，”她说。
当被问及她对2024年大选的感受时，加兹登说，她“希望我们会做正确的事情。”
As Biden makes appeal to Black voters, they share differing views on his 2024 campaign
In his first visit to an early voting state this year, President Joe Bidenon Monday made an appeal to Black votersat the historic Mother Emanuel AME Church, where nine Black Americans were murdered by a white supremacist in a 2015 mass shooting.
Biden condemned "white supremacy" as a "poison" that continues to haunt the nation, echoing what is already becoming a key theme challenging extremism as he ramps up his reelection campaign.
But some Black voters -- a group who has been key to Biden's success so far -- told ABC News afterward they have differing views on the president's track record and whether they will vote for him in November.
"Poison has for too long haunted this nation. What is that poison? White supremacy," Biden said in his speech. "Throughout our history, it's ripped this nation apart. It has no place in America. Not today, tomorrow or ever."
Sitting right next to the president was South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn, whose endorsement in 2020 was seen as influential in helping Biden win the state's Democratic primary, the first major win for him on his road to the White House.
Prior to Biden's speech, Clyburn notably took to the podium to tout what he called the Biden administration's accomplishments on kitchen table issues, seeking to rally the crowd of largely Black voters before the president hopped on stage by explaining what Biden has achieved and what's prevented him from achieving more.
In attendance at the president's speech were survivors and the families of the victims of the 2015 mass shooting. Jean Ortiz, one of those survivors, later called Biden's remarks "outstanding."
Tamara Curry, who said she has a diabetic family member who has been directly impacted by the Affordable Care Act, implemented when Biden was vice president, found it "invigorating" to hear the administration's accomplishments because "we always hear about what has not been done."
Curry told ABC News that she felt the Biden administration passed as many of their promises as they could but "four more years will give them an opportunity to fulfill more of those promises."
While the Biden campaign has been brushing off polls that show a drop in approval from Black voters, some of those same voters said they were split on their views of Biden, rival Donald Trump and the 2024 race.
Largely, they said, it's too early for them to have made up their minds on who they'll vote for.
Jennifer James said Biden has done a "pretty awesome job" but that she's also felt the sharp increase in inflation since his presidency began.
"We should all be able to afford groceries, we should be able to afford housing," James said. "Now if he can address that issue and get it resolved, I will vote for him again."
Jarett Jones said he plans to vote for former President Trump because he doesn't believe Biden has done enough for the American people or created more opportunities.
"Trump was actually helping the people," Jones said. "He might be a racist, but you know, when it comes down to it, if he's a better president, that's just what it is."
Jamila Gadsden, whose aunt was one of the nine killed in 2015, continues to be a supporter of Biden and felt a sense of community with Biden's visit, saying that despite challenges from Congress, he's done the best he could.
"The Senate and the House that we have ... sometimes we're not always in agreement," she said.
Asked how she felt about the 2024 election, Gadsden said she was "hopeful that we will do the right thing."
