Post by Admin on Dec 25, 2023 17:30:27 GMT
(Bloomberg) -- Donald Trump, who leads polls in the lead-up to the 2024 U.S. presidential election, has made a bold bet. He aims to win more black votes than any previous Republican presidential candidate.
Despite his racially divisive rhetoric and frequent contacts with white nationalists, Trump currently enjoys higher ratings from black voters than any other Republican candidate, both nationally and in some battleground states. . This appears to be due to growing dissatisfaction with President Joe Biden, especially regarding economic issues, which is causing Biden's approval rating to decline among key demographics that hold the key to his re-election.
Under these circumstances, once the Trump campaign makes it through the primaries, it plans to ramp up its campaign through TV ads and prominent black supporters, drawing up a strategy to portray Trump as a man who cares about the working class. He is aiming to capture up to 25% of the black vote, which is significantly higher than the 5% to 12% of black votes that Mr. Trump is thought to have received in the 2020 presidential election.
In next year's presidential election, which is almost certain to be a close one, Trump's targeting of traditional strongholds of the Democratic Party means he is aiming to undermine Biden's support base in battleground states. highlight. Battleground states such as Georgia, North Carolina, and Michigan are known as swing states, where the winning party changes every election.
"No matter what you think of Donald Trump or his campaign, he's doing something politically smart," said Michael Steele, former Republican National Committee chairman and Trump critic. pointed out. "Trump is taking advantage of the weaknesses of Biden and the Democratic Party," he said.
Despite his racially divisive rhetoric and frequent contacts with white nationalists, Trump currently enjoys higher ratings from black voters than any other Republican candidate, both nationally and in some battleground states. . This appears to be due to growing dissatisfaction with President Joe Biden, especially regarding economic issues, which is causing Biden's approval rating to decline among key demographics that hold the key to his re-election.
Under these circumstances, once the Trump campaign makes it through the primaries, it plans to ramp up its campaign through TV ads and prominent black supporters, drawing up a strategy to portray Trump as a man who cares about the working class. He is aiming to capture up to 25% of the black vote, which is significantly higher than the 5% to 12% of black votes that Mr. Trump is thought to have received in the 2020 presidential election.
In next year's presidential election, which is almost certain to be a close one, Trump's targeting of traditional strongholds of the Democratic Party means he is aiming to undermine Biden's support base in battleground states. highlight. Battleground states such as Georgia, North Carolina, and Michigan are known as swing states, where the winning party changes every election.
"No matter what you think of Donald Trump or his campaign, he's doing something politically smart," said Michael Steele, former Republican National Committee chairman and Trump critic. pointed out. "Trump is taking advantage of the weaknesses of Biden and the Democratic Party," he said.