Trump takes his lie-filled campaign to Black Detroit church where Dems fear to tread.
Dems hoping they can hide Biden and still win. Strategy could cost them the election.
The big news story was about Trump speaking in a Black church in Detroit on Sunday. But surprise. Republicans packed nearly half the church with white MAGAs.
It’s also true that Trump’s plea to Black voters was filled with lies and disinformation. Another surprise!
The problem for Democrats is that Trump’s lies were only debunked days later on MSNBC and D.T. isn’t running against Joy Reid. He’s running against Joe Biden. And Joe Biden is not showing up often enough in Motown’s Black and Arab communities, in a state where every black vote counts and where the latest polls have him running neck-and-neck with Trump.
Think Hillary Clinton losing Wisconsin in 2016. The Wisconsin State Journal noted at the time that Clinton was the first major-party nominee since 1972 to shun campaigning in the state [especially in Milwaukee]. She lost the state by only 23,000 votes.
Biden did give one campaign speech in Detroit back in May, but it was at a fundraiser at the annual NAACP's Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner, marking his first visit to the city this election year. His appearance was greeted by Gaza protests outside the convention hall.
The upcoming months will test whether Biden's message resonated beyond the convention hall where many of his biggest champions in Michigan dined to reach Black voters in the Motor City and across the state who are critical to his reelection. — Detroit Free Press
In 2020, Biden overwhelmingly carried Black voters by a margin of 92%, according to Pew Research and he’s likely to win a large majority of Black votes in November. But, recent polls have also suggested he is losing some of that support and the big question is about turnout. A low turnout of Black voters will cost him the state and possibly the election.
"I'm not voting for Trump, but I'm not excited about voting for Biden," Olivia Jones, 22, a senior at Central Michigan University, told USA Today. "None of my close friends are excited about either candidate. It's a universal feeling." — Newsweek
Think Hillary Clinton losing Wisconsin in 2016. The Wisconsin State Journal noted at the time that Clinton was the first major-party nominee since 1972 to shun campaigning in the state [especially in Milwaukee]. She lost the state by only 23,000 votes.