By Trevor Hunnicutt

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. President Joe Biden reiterated his pledges to safeguard voting rights and improve law enforcement during a speech delivered at South Carolina State University. This historically Black college stressed that the nation was still divided, but it is in their control.

Biden went to South Carolina because opinion polls showed that Biden is losing ground with younger voters. His legislative agenda’s future hangs in Washington.

He recounted his presidential campaign’s dire straits in early 2020 and his childhood stutter, saying he knows what it’s like when people have low expectations.

Biden declared, “No graduating classes gets to choose which world they go into,” in an observation that might be used to describe his time in office where he was able to inherited a unique pandemic of political polarization and a historic crisis.

However, he was optimistic about the future. He stated that diverse graduate are now taking over judicial or executive positions in Washington.

Your time has arrived at a moment of great change in American history. He said that only a handful of classes are able to make a difference in American history every now and again.

“I’m counting upon you, I truly am,” he said to the graduating class.

Before winning in South Carolina, Biden was defeated in the three Democratic nomination contests. He then won the general primary. Biden received a crucial endorsement from Jim Clyburn (U.S. Representative) in South Carolina.

So far, the White House is unable to pass new laws regarding key Biden campaign promises. These include reforming U.S. Law Enforcement and strengthening voting rights.

Biden spoke out about police brutality and said, “The fight isn’t over.”

Biden stated that the “most important” thing is protecting the right to vote. He met with senators and discussed how to push for Democratic-backed electoral reforms against the nonchalant opposition from Republicans.

President Obama stated, “Without the ability to vote, there’s no democracy.”

Republican attempts to limit voter enfranchisement were called “sinister,” undemocratic, and unprecedented since Reconstruction.

In a rare swipe at the opposition, he stated that “It was once called the Republican Party.” We will continue to fight for it until we win. He did not give any details on the legislative strategy that would be employed to push through Democratic-backed legislation Biden has supported for many months.