A full-page ad calls back to Trump’s “What the hell do you have to lose?” appeal to Black voters in 2016.
The Democratic National Committee is launching a new advertising push against President Donald Trump in five newspapers that serve Black communities in battleground states, part of a concerted effort to ensure Black voters turn out in large numbers in states that could sway the presidential race.
“Donald Trump didn’t tell Americans the truth about the coronavirus, he’s been totally incompetent and ineffective in responding to this crisis, and now working families — especially Black Americans — are paying the price,” DNC Chair Tom Perez said in a statement announcing the campaign, details of which were shared first with BuzzFeed News.
Polling shows Black voters favor Joe Biden, the Democratic presidential nominee, over Trump by large margins. And Biden’s solid support in the Black community — attributable in part to his service as vice president under Barack Obama — helped propel him in the primaries. But Hillary Clinton’s inability to match Obama’s vote totals in areas such as Detroit and Milwaukee contributed to her electoral college loss against Trump in 2016.
Biden has made criticism of Trump’s handling of the coronavirus crisis central to his candidacy. The president initially downplayed the pandemic and
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