‘We are not bullsh---ing around’: Democrats make last push to turn out Black men
2020-10-31 09:33:55 source:Politico
October 30, 2020
Democrats are still shell-shocked from Donald Trump's 2016 upset, even as early-vote numbers in 2020 reach a historic high.
That’s why they are pulling out all the stops to make sure that a key constituency — Black men — votes. And this time, they’re being more explicit with their ask: Don’t just cast a ballot. Vote for Joe Biden.
The Democratic Party is inundating Black male voters with the Biden-Harris message on radio, television and digital platforms. Meanwhile, the NAACP, the Congressional Black Caucus PAC and the Black voter-focused organization BlackPAC have shelled out seven figures each in the final stretch of the campaign. Their efforts amount to a combined $17 million in ads and get-out-the-vote efforts this month targeted to infrequent Black voters — and young Black men in particular.
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