They 'don't know jack': Former GOP official trashes Trump's voter outreach efforts
Reacting to a report from MSNBC's Vaughan Hillard that Donald Trump's ground game in getting out voters is more than lacking, former RNC chair Michael Steele claimed the people put in charge have no idea what they are doing. As Hillyard explained, the Trump campaign is scrambling now after pouring too much of its resources into stopping election fraud and not enough on making sure voters will turn out. After pointing out that the two organizations tasked by the RNC with getting out GOP voters have no "wins" to boast about, Steele, co-host of MSNBC's "The Weekend," jumped in. ALSO READ: Not eve...
Grassroots Political Organization to Seek Out Latino Voters Through 'Chispa' Dating App
36.2 Latinos are eligible to vote this upcoming election, a number that makes them the most coveted demographic for both major political parties. Strategies for voter outreach have been all over the place, from Spanish-spoken ads to celebrity endorsements to even the use of the language of telenovelas. The strategy...
Kamala Harris turns to her faith in outreach to Black voters
Atlanta – Reva Harvey didn't know Vice President Kamala Harris would be coming to her church on Sunday. But with almost two weeks left until Nov. 5, she thought it was "essential" for her to do so. Harvey, a 53-year-old Black woman whose birthday was one day before Harris', said the vice president's visit to the New Birth Baptist Church in Stonecrest, Georgia, could help her find older Black voters and give them "the information that they need.""You need to hit every corner, turn every song, just to be safe," Harvey said at Harris' Saturday rally in Atlanta.Harris, a Baptist, capped...
Harris zeroes in on Asian American voters in campaign’s final stretch
Vice President Harris is zeroing in on specific communities of Asian American voters in key swing states as she looks to turn out every voter she can in what is expected to be an incredibly close White House race. There are more than 1.5 million Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) in the election’s swing…
Less Than Two Weeks Before the Elections, More Than 13 Million Latinos Have Not Registered to Vote
Latino leaders all around the country have been expressing concerns for weeks about what they see as insufficient outreach to Latino voters, especially considering the electorate has expanded significantly since 2020: it now boasts 36.2 million eligible voters—an increase of 4 million new voters compared to the previous electoral cycle. As recently as the second week of October, a poll conducted by Entravision, AltaMed, and BSP Research revealed that only a little over half of Latinos (52%) had been contacted by either party.
New York Democrats Prove How Useless They Are at Campaigning
A ballot initiative campaign to enshrine abortion rights in the New York state Constitution has raised more than $2 million toward its efforts—but only a sliver of that money has been spent on reaching voters. The lion’s share has gone toward consultants and overhead, according to Politico. New Yorkers for Equal Rights has been organizing in support of the Equal Rights Act, or Prop 1, a measure that will prohibit government discrimination regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, pregnancy status, disability status, or sexual orientation. It will also codify abortion protections.But New York voters may not actually know that, because Republican...
Kamala Harris Leads Trump Among Latino Voters in Key Battleground States, Economic Concerns Top the List: Poll
A new poll conducted by the Hispanic Federation and Latino Victory Project from October 2 to 10, 2024, reveals insights into Latino voters' perspectives across key battleground states as the election approaches. The survey, which included 1,900 respondents from Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Florida, shows Vice President Kamala Harris leading in voter intentions with 54%, while Donald Trump garners 33%, and 9% remain completely undecided.