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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,234 posts)
Thu Feb 27, 2020, 03:53 PM Feb 2020

Seeking Black Voters, Trump Campaign To Open Offices In 15 Black Communities



The Trump campaign is opening field offices in swing states targeted directly at attracting black voters, a demographic the president has been aggressively courting in his re-election efforts.

The offices are planned for 15 cities with large African American communities and will be used for campaign events and activities, as well as meet-and-greets with surrogates.

"We see the numbers coming up in the polls and the demand on the ground when we do these types of events, so it's really important that we take this next step and really bring those voters into the party," said Katrina Pierson, a senior Trump campaign adviser.

Campaign officials say the goal is get their message directly to African Americans, getting around what they can the "filter" of the media. Offices will feature promotional videos and pamphlets touting President Trump's record on issues such as African American employment and addressing disparities in the criminal justice system.

https://www.npr.org/2020/02/26/809688980/seeking-black-voters-trump-campaign-to-open-offices-in-15-black-communities?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_term=nprnews&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=politics
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Seeking Black Voters, Trump Campaign To Open Offices In 15 Black Communities (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2020 OP
.... struggle4progress Feb 2020 #1
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA matt819 Feb 2020 #2
I found it on Twitter Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2020 #4
Are they going to pay hundreds of. Dollars for black votes like they did a couple weeks ago? notdarkyet Feb 2020 #3
Democrats laugh at this at their peril. tman Feb 2020 #5

matt819

(10,749 posts)
2. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Thu Feb 27, 2020, 03:59 PM
Feb 2020

Staffed by white people, probably old white people, and probably old white people who hate black people.

Judging from that table in the photo, they are going to charge people for that crap and turn this into a money making proposition, with made in China stuff. Hey, maybe it was made in Wuhan. Look out for 15 coronavirus vectors. Maybe it'll be like giving smallpox ridden blankets to Native Americans.

Has this been mocked yet on Twitter?

tman

(983 posts)
5. Democrats laugh at this at their peril.
Thu Feb 27, 2020, 04:11 PM
Feb 2020

Firstly, Trump has powerful talking points (lies) about the decline in the Black unemployment rate that he and his allies repeat over and over again with nearly NO pushback from Democrats or their allies on the airwaves. A simple advert explaining Trump's taking credit for Obama's years in office would help remedy that.

Secondly, he only needs to cut into the black vote by a few percentage points to win reelection. That's what he's trying to do. Even if he gets many black voters to stay home, he wins.

It's time to wake up.

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