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Trump suppoeters have innundated this forum with claims of big time black support for him. This guy says different.
From his infamous “what the hell do you have to lose?” remark to his shallow “Platinum Plan” economic agenda for Black Americans, former President Donald Trump’s outreach to the Black community over the years has been little more than political theater, devoid of real substance. But the performance-artist-in-chief might just have outdone himself.
For all of Trump’s checkered history with Black voters, there persists a curious refrain this presidential campaign season that he is gaining ground with them, at least as evidenced by the polls.
Even as far back as Ronald Reagan in 1981, there were predictions that the GOP was reclaiming Black voters. Trump’s gains with Black voters in 2020 were given prominent news coverage by media outlets from ABC News to Politico.
The Republican Party barely has a cohesive political platform, let alone a substantial stance that addresses the concerns of Black communities on gun legislation, health care, fair wages, support for Black businesses, or addressing systemic racism.
One party enacts Confederate Heritage Month, the other agrees Confederates were treasonous. One party aims to destroy the Voting Rights Act, most members of the other party want to restore the Voting Rights Act. A leading figure of one party believes there were “personal” benefits to slavery; the other party rejects the notion that enslaved people benefited from being in bondage.
The 2024 presidential election isn’t a choice between the lesser of two evils. Trump’s plans are to return to the anti-immigrant priorities of his first term and to institute a future dictatorship, among other reprehensible policies.
I can assure you that Black voters are paying close attention, and they won’t be duped.
What Black voters will never forget about Donald Trump
Opinion by Clay CaneFrom his infamous “what the hell do you have to lose?” remark to his shallow “Platinum Plan” economic agenda for Black Americans, former President Donald Trump’s outreach to the Black community over the years has been little more than political theater, devoid of real substance. But the performance-artist-in-chief might just have outdone himself.
For all of Trump’s checkered history with Black voters, there persists a curious refrain this presidential campaign season that he is gaining ground with them, at least as evidenced by the polls.
Even as far back as Ronald Reagan in 1981, there were predictions that the GOP was reclaiming Black voters. Trump’s gains with Black voters in 2020 were given prominent news coverage by media outlets from ABC News to Politico.
The Republican Party barely has a cohesive political platform, let alone a substantial stance that addresses the concerns of Black communities on gun legislation, health care, fair wages, support for Black businesses, or addressing systemic racism.
One party enacts Confederate Heritage Month, the other agrees Confederates were treasonous. One party aims to destroy the Voting Rights Act, most members of the other party want to restore the Voting Rights Act. A leading figure of one party believes there were “personal” benefits to slavery; the other party rejects the notion that enslaved people benefited from being in bondage.
The 2024 presidential election isn’t a choice between the lesser of two evils. Trump’s plans are to return to the anti-immigrant priorities of his first term and to institute a future dictatorship, among other reprehensible policies.
I can assure you that Black voters are paying close attention, and they won’t be duped.