A '''Black problem''' in [[liberal]] [[Democrat]] [[rhetoric]] refers to a [[white]] [[Democratic party]] candidate's inability to relate to [[African American]] voters. Two examples from the [[2016 presidential election]] and [[2020 presidential election]] illustrate:
*[[John Podesta]] spoke of an "Eric Garner problem"
*Mayor [[Pete Buttigieg]] was criticized by [[David Axelrod]], [[Marcia Fudge]], ''The Daily Beat'' and others for having a "blkack problem."