Topic: Financial Times

Bill and Melinda Gates state that Black and Native American populations "deserve" to receive the COVID-19 vaccine first due to their vulnerability. Critics interpret this prioritization as a desire to test the vaccine on populations where adverse outcomes might draw less media scrutiny. The discussion links the Gates' focus on reproductive rights and vaccination in Africa to historical eugenics movements.

Data from the 2016 election shows that black voter turnout dropped from 66.6% in 2012 to 59.6%, a decline that proved fatal for the Democratic campaign in key states like North Carolina. Barack Obama's desperate pleas for voters to save the "fate of the Republic" failed to bridge the gap. Analysts suggest that if black turnout drops below 55%, the Democratic Party will struggle to win any future national elections.