RNC looks to expand outreach to African-Americans

[Rocknrule]

Source: CNN

The Republican National Committee is upping its outreach to black voters as Donald Trump's candidacy faces a steep battle to win over minorities.
Concerns that Trump has failed to address issues of importance to black voters have led to low support for the Republican nominee. An August NBC/Wall Street Journal poll puts Trump's support with registered black voters at 1%.
Trump's low numbers come as he trails Hillary Clinton in key battleground states and has had trouble overall expanding his reach beyond core GOP voters. Clinton is also campaigning in part to extend the legacy of President Barack Obama, who experienced record numbers of black support in 2008 and 2012.
The RNC knows it has an uphill climb, but insists it remains committed to addressing issues relevant to black voters, said Telly Lovelace, hired in April as national director of African American Initiatives and Media.

Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/13/politics/republican-african-american-outreach/index.html

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I can picture it now:

"Whazzup my n!ggas! C'mon, it ain't like Trumpdawg don't got brothas votin' for his orange...I mean black ass! Don't be hatin'! Get down with the Donald, yo!"

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Good luck with that...

[yellowcanine]

2. Maybe they should tell Trump to stop insulting them.

Such as saying that "certain areas in PA are going to cheat" when everyone knows he is talking about urban areas with lots of minorities.

[forest444]

14. They'll get to that.

In next January's autopsy.

[Yonnie3]

3. The campaign may be able to identify some issues that could help, but

Trump will use the taco bowl method and eat some water melon or some such and say, "See, I'm just the same as them, believe me. Only I know what those people need"

Rump and ass-wipe what a match!

[mdbl]

25. The campaign may be able to identify some issues that could help, but

Like what?

[Yonnie3]

36. let me phrase that better.

The campaign could identify some issues that he could lie about.

[LeftofObama]

4. Here are some files from their research...

[forest444]

21. And another one:

[ailsagirl]

43. Lee Atwater-- now there's one pathetic story

[forest444]

44. Yeah. You'd almost feel sorry for the guy.

That said, am I missing something?

[ailsagirl]

45. Well, you had posted Lee Atwater's 1981 Interview on the Southern Strategy

And my first thought was how weird and ultimately pathetic he was.

[forest444]

46. Right. I thought perhaps you knew him, or of him, and had some first-hand insights.

I've run into a couple such people on internet discussion boards before (although they never want to disclose much). One guy who knew Karl Rove from High School, for instance, told me that he had always been ethically challenged - but refused to elaborate.

As far as Atwater, I certainly agree. I mean, that photo - taken during the '88 Republican Convention (in a conference room at the Hyatt, I believe) - took place just two and a half years before he succumbed.

My late grandmother (who died in her sleep at 91) mentioned that hatred and cancer were closely related. For a long time, my cynical side told me that was just an old wife's tale if you will; but people like Atwater remind one that there could be something to that.

[ailsagirl]

47. No-- I had seen a rather depressing program about him on TV in 2008 that has stayed with me

It was called "The Bogey Man" and it was "truly scary" (as the article below says)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/25/AR2008092504489.html

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1262863/

He was literally unrecognizable in the last part of his life-- I didn't even know that was who I was looking at at first. I was going to post a photo but decided not to. Too awful.

"shudder"

[forest444]

49. Instant karma, perhaps.

I wouldn't wish what happened to him on anybody - not even him. But the same has happened to so many decent people (including a senior citizen friend of mine, who passed away last month), such that when it happens to someone who's sown so much hatred and, in a very real way, evil, one can't help but see a little cosmic justice in it.

Perhaps in his next lifetime, if you will, he'll be a better person. One can only hope.

Thanks for the link, ailsagirl. I'll check it out!

[ailsagirl]

50. Thank you, forest444

[tanyev]

5. That's really the least of their problems at this moment in time.

[ToxMarz]

6. I thought it was going to be a Borowitz article

[awoke_in_2003]

16. same here. nt

[daligirrl]

7. Maybe they can give out free TrumpPhones?

[Old Union Guy]

8. My guess is he will play the immigrant card. Taking your job, see?

It's bullshit of course, but there already is some element of that in the African American community. It's the obvious divisive demagoguery.

I've been expecting Trump to go that way since the convention, and I will be very surprised if he doesn't try it.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

39. Don't worry. It won't work. We are intelligent people!

[cstanleytech]

9. So, after doing nothing for years after the election autopsy report they supposedly are trying

outreach "now"???

[ailsagirl]

32. Yeah-- can you believe it?

[Enrique]

10. have they seen his African American?

[groundloop]

24. + 1000. Let's not let that gaffe be forgotten

[ailsagirl]

33. ARGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

Just... unbelievable

[TDale313]

11. Yeah, good luck with that. n/t

[OnDoutside]

12. RNC have found the ideal reminder of the good old days

[kimbutgar]

27. I saw a similar video last year in London which was shocking like yours

[senseandsensibility]

52. This is British and biting satire (I hope)

and not Trump's kind of satire either. At least I hope it is.

[OnDoutside]

55. British but not satire. It was a very popular entertainment

Show from the 70s. I remember watching these series and looking forward to them as a kid in Ireland ! I was about 8 or 9 when I saw a non white person in the flesh for the first time. I remember standing and staring at this African nun from the Missions like some slack jawed yokel ! It was such a novelty. In Britain though, they had a lot of racial problems caused by the influx of Non white immigrants, so looking back on it, there were probably lots of racial undertones going on. There were still signs in British rental windows of "No Blacks, No Irish, No Dogs".

[onecaliberal]

13. But but but he already has his African American

[forest444]

15. Their next outreach director:

[awoke_in_2003]

18. "You know that we can hear you, right?"

[forest444]

19. Here's to Kinsley gaffes!

My Rethugs commit them early and often.

[4lbs]

17. Yeah, after that "wildly successful" (read: miserable failure) Latino Outreach, they decide

to follow it up with this.

Hmm, it makes sense. He's getting, what, 2% there nationally and 0% in some states? I'm sure he'll really be compelling to African-Americans:

"Hey, do all this work for me, and not get paid! Your ancestors had no problems with it in the 1800s!"

[MichiganVote]

20. Using who? Whitey Ben Carson?

[Lucky Luciano]

22. I hope they spend a lot on this effort.

If Bernie, couldn't get in, the thugs have a negative probability of success.

[BumRushDaShow]

23. "RNC looks to expand outreach to African-Americans"

[Bernardo de La Paz]

30. That assumes they had some outreach already.

[Ace Rothstein]

26. Expand?

LOL

[TexasBushwhacker]

28. But Lincoln was a Republican! n/t

[doc03]

29. What are they going to do push their numbers up to 2% nt

[catbyte]

31. Seriously? With Don the Con bragging about " my Blacks", I'm sure his support will skyrocket from

0% to 0.2%

[ailsagirl]

34. Good one, RNC!!!!

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Keep us updated on your progress, OK??

[Warpy]

35. Bet they'll release a rap campaign ad

There are quite a few rappers supporting the Orange Maggot so they've even got a selection to choose among.

Oh, yeah, that'll get every POC to vote for him. Uh huh.

(for the intellectually impaired, )

[Chicago1980]

37. LoL...

They can kiss this African-Americans ass...

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

38. Good luck with that bullshit! We are too smart to be fooled!

[auntpurl]

40. It's these little jokes I'll miss the most. nt

[christx30]

41. RNC attempts to insult the intelligence of black people.

Everyone chuckles at transparent, sad attempt.

[bravenak]

42. No

[jaysunb]

48. LOL n/t

[truthisfreedom]

51. Maybe if donald stopped ordering his campaign strategies from Acme Corporation

Because lately they're all turning out like a train coming from one of those tunnels Wile E Coyote painted on his WALL.

[katsy]

53. Hmmm david duke's his outreach czar?

[lastlib]

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[Third Doctor]

56. They want to reach out

to the African American community after disrespecting, blocking, and trying to delegitimize the first African American president for 8 years. This will not go over well. This may be a sign on desperation. Trump himself is a birther.

[Little Tich]

57. The implication that the RNC will fall back on racist stereotypes for their outreach is probably

correct.

This is going to be interesting...

[0rganism]

58. i'll give 'em this much: their numbers for A-A can only improve

so, given the inevitability of their improving numbers among African-Americans, it makes sense they'd try to maximize the improvement
key word: "try"

[TheSarcastinator]

59. Trump's New Spox: Bill Cosby

I'm sure it will work out well.

[MrScorpio]

60. In other news, KFC looks to expand outreach to chickens nt

[lark]

61. Too little, too late.

He's already burned those bridges calling BLM thugs and saying police killings were always correct and shouldn't even be questioned. He's pissed off all women, including blacks, with his misogynistic rants, and this doesn't address that either. Stupid orange tang.

[lindysalsagal]

62. RNC..still operating under the assumptiom that african americans are as stupid as they are.

Wake up, whitey!

[Odin2005]

63. ROFLMAO!!!