2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumHere's the deal with Trump's "Racial Outreach"
It's not for "the blacks", as he would say....it's entirely focused on making whites, preferably college-educated ones, take a second look at him, convince themselves that he's OK to vote for (which is what they REALLY want to do in their hearts) since he "clearly" is no longer a racist.
It explains why he reaches out to African-Americans by giving a speech nowhere near where African-Americans actually live. It explains why his message was so misaligned with what African-Americans actually want to hear. The audience was not black people.
The audience is white people who are, against their will, voting for Hillary or not voting. It's totally to give them the mental excuse to go back to the Republican party.
It's a craven and disgusting, cynical strategy, but don't underestimate the appeal to those white voters who only need the flimsiest of justifications to come running back to the Republican Party.
We need to fight this.
bluedye33139
(1,474 posts)He said that because they were black policeman somewhere, racism therefore could not be a factor in police shooting of African American men and women.
piechartking
(617 posts)I bet their AA outreach efforts are comical. I need to go troll the FB groups like "AA for Trump" or "Latinos for Trump"
Wounded Bear
(58,693 posts)I don't see him moving the needle on black support doing this. He may fool some white voters that are already inclined to support him anyway.
Lot of nuthin there.
piechartking
(617 posts)a lot of white people naturally inclined to support him are currently either supporting Hillary or not voting.
I feel like this BS he's doing will soften him in those voters' eyes, causing them to revert back to supporting Trump and the Republicans.
applegrove
(118,756 posts)have to pass a tolerance test regarding accepting gay rights and civil rights for blacks the audience became more subdued. That is not the red meat they want. It is a shift away from his base. I hope they know it.
PaddyIrishman
(110 posts)They were wondering if they'd ever have to sit the test.