Republican Party beefs up staff to woo African American voters

[DonViejo]

The Republican National Committee announced Tuesday the addition of three longtime African American party activists who will be charged with helping attract black voters, particularly in battleground states during the fall presidential election.

Ashley Bell, who eight years ago appeared on stage at the Democratic National Convention, was named national director of African American political engagement for the RNC. Shannon Reeves, a political science professor at Alabama A&M University, will provide statistical and data assistance to help the party identify black voters. Elroy Sailor, a former aide to former congressman J.C. Watts (R-Okla.) and who worked on Sen. Rand Paul's presidential campaign, will offer statistical and political guidance to the party.

“With these new additions to our Strategic Initiatives team, we are growing our long-term commitment to engaging with Black voters and being the Party that promotes new models to solve old problems,” RNC Chairman Reince Priebus said in a statement. “One of the RNC’s key goals has been to take our message to the Black community and make the case why we are the only party capable of delivering prosperity, security, and freedom for every neighborhood in America."

In a brief interview, Bell was asked how the party planned to persuade African Americans to support Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee who is polling in the low single digits among black voters in several national surveys.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/08/09/republican-party-beefs-up-staff-to-woo-african-american-voters/?wpisrc=nl_headlines&wpmm=1

[C_U_L8R]

1. They could expand their support by 200%

And still end up with only two supporters.

[heaven05]

2. the conservative christian vote

could give them more votes. But even that vote won't plug the holeas in trumps leaking, sinking shiip.

[MohRokTah]

3. I guess we know where Trump's money is all going. eom

[PatSeg]

4. Thanks

First big laugh of the day!

[TlalocW]

5. I wonder how seriously these guys take the job

They've got to know that with Trump - and the way republicans have done everything but yell the N-word at Obama the past 8 years - that this year will be harder than any other time to draw Blacks to the GOP. They probably figured, "This is an impossible job. Everyon knows it. The results are going to be the same no matter what effort I put into it so I might as well get an easy paycheck."

TlalocW

[VulgarPoet]

6. If they're taking this seriously, there's a phrase for these kinds of people

and it ends in "no relation".

[auntpurl]

7. lol, good luck with that.

[GulfCoast66]

8. That's some woo alright.