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applegrove

(118,622 posts)
Wed Feb 26, 2020, 06:08 PM Feb 2020

Trump Will Open Storefronts to Reach Black Voters

Trump Will Open Storefronts to Reach Black Voters

February 26, 2020 at 4:44 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 31 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2020/02/26/trump-will-open-storefronts-to-reach-black-voters/

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President Trump’s campaign “said it would lease 15 retail properties in predominantly black neighborhoods across swing states like Florida and Pennsylvania, where it will build welcoming ‘community centers’ that sell merchandise, register voters and spread the word about Trump policies that have helped black communities,” the New York Times reports.

Axios says the campaign plans to open 15 field offices: five in Florida, three in North Carolina, two each in Ohio and Pennsylvania, and one each in Georgia, Michigan and Wisconsin.

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gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
1. Shrewd move
Wed Feb 26, 2020, 06:12 PM
Feb 2020

Now, whether he can get anyone to staff those storefronts is another matter. It would be highly unfortunate if the offices were regularly picketed by concerned citizens who handed out literature about the president's abysmal record for helping black communities.

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BilltheCat

(65 posts)
9. I don't want to count on that. He doesn't have to win them all. 5-10 pct can throw a state to him
Wed Feb 26, 2020, 06:41 PM
Feb 2020

As we saw with W. in Ohio. As we saw when Obama picked up 10-12% of the evangelical vote.
We have to think in margins; it's quite obvious the GOP has that down.

uponit7771

(90,335 posts)
13. Promote the story it was blacks who voted for him in droves when he cheats. The dem candidate
Wed Feb 26, 2020, 07:20 PM
Feb 2020

... needs to be beating Trump post the margin of error right now that's in jeopardy.

For Trump, Putin and the Kremlin kkklan them must win or they go to jail or something else negative happens to them.

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