A top ally and potential running mate of ex-President Donald Trump is launching an effort to win over Black and other nonwhite working class voters he argues could be the deciding factor in November’s elections.
FILE - Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump listens as Sen. Tim Scott , R-S.C., speaks at a primary election night party at the South Carolina State Fairgrounds in Columbia, S.C., Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. A top ally of former President Donald Trump and a potential running mate is launching a new effort to win over Black and other nonwhite working class voters he argues could be the deciding factor in November's elections. South Carolina Sen.
While it remains separate from Trump’s campaign, aides said Scott recently met with Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley and Co-Chair Lara Trump to brief them on his plans. Biden also accused Trump at the event of sowing “anger, resentment and hate" and pointed to Trump's history of controversies around race, from his real estate business being sued for allegedly discriminating against Black renters to his comments after the death of George Floyd, a Black man killed by police.
Many Black and Hispanic adults are indeed dissatisfied with Biden’s performance as president. According to surveys by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, Biden’s approval among Black adults has dropped from 94% when he took office to 55% in March. Among Hispanic adults, it dropped from 70% to 32% over the same period.
Hispanic voters without college degrees were slightly more likely than other nonwhite voters to support Trump in 2020, according to the survey, but still largely backed Biden. There was no education gap for Black voters in 2020. About 9 in 10 Black voters with or without a college degree supported Biden. Only about 1 in 10 backed Trump.Trump signed into law and his funding for historically Black colleges and universities.
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