Texas Rep. Will Hurd's departure from politics is a blow to a Republican Party already struggling to connect with black voters. President Trump's 2020 campaign hopes to bridge the divide, but his rhetoric makes the effort difficult at best.
The Republican Party is hoping it can make inroads with black voters in the lead-up to the 2020 election.However, it faces an uphill battle as it struggles to meaningfully connect with a community it often seems to disparage.
The party's increasing homogeneity threatens its very fabric in the long term, says Patrick Murray, director of The Polling Institute at Monmouth University. Reps. Glenn Grothman, R-Wis., left, and Will Hurd, R-Texas, attend a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing in Rayburn Building featuring testimony by FBI Director James Comey on the investigation of a private email server used by Hillary Clinton when she was Secretary of State, July 7, 2015.highlights a big problem for Republicans as 2020 nears: their inability to diversify their ranks and connect with the black community. Hurd's departure will leave Sen.
"We continue to engage black voters across the country this cycle, spreading the message of the substantive policies and accomplishments of the Trump Administration that are benefiting our communities, from near record-low unemployment to historic criminal justice reform," says Kamilah Prince, director of African American engagement at the Republican National Committee.
But inflammatory rhetoric from the president and his allies threatens any gains Republican operatives hope to achieve.
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