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Biden’s campaign is turning to black media as the presidential race begins

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Results from Tuesday’s (March 12) primary elections in Georgia, Mississippi and Washington pushed President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump past the delegate threshold required to win the 2024 presidential nomination.

Long before the two received their nominations, it was clear that the general election was already in the highlight.

Key questions: Will President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris gain the unequivocal support of black voters – a key electorate for incumbent Democrats of their re-election fight on November 5? The Biden-Harris campaign team is acutely aware that they need the same level of enthusiasm and engagement from Black voters that resulted of their victory in 2020.

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The Biden-Harris campaign was invited to secure the black electorate BLACK ENTERPRISEStogether with other Black-owned media outlets to its headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, in order that top officials can communicate the administration’s actions to Black voters and share strategies to reach and fully mobilize Black voters.

These efforts are proving essential nationally, including in key battleground states such as Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia, where the incumbent president has received reports of waning black voter engagement on this race.

“This campaign is making Black media a priority — from making the largest and earliest investments in Black media in history for the re-election campaign to hosting outlets at our headquarters for meetings with our leadership team. We understand and value the critical role Black media will play in this election,” said Jasmine Harris, a former staffer for Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), who took over as Black media director last month. The campaign is gaining momentum reporting on the achievements of the President and Vice President through an ongoing $30 million promoting effort through black press, digital and radio, a few of which can goal the upcoming NCAA “March Madness” tournament and visits to battleground states, CBS News reported.

In a series of meetings, including: TO BE and other media representatives got direct access to campaign management, including campaign manager Julie Chávez Rodríguez; principal deputy campaign manager Quentin Fulks; director of communications Michael Tyler; and campaign co-chairman Cedric Richmond, a former congressman who also served as senior adviser and director of community engagement during the Biden administration’s first two years in office.

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Officials addressed the dissatisfaction of huge sections of black voters. Fulks said the lack of overwhelming support is “not a Joe Biden and Kamala Harris phenomenon.” The Black vote has been “steadily declining” for the Democratic Party, which has been an ongoing challenge in several campaigns. “This is our problem and we have to deal with it now to get our candidates elected.”

The Trump campaign goals to siphon off black voters through appeals to conservatives as well as through digitally manipulated images of black supporters photographed with Trump. There is also news coverage that black voters support him due to his mugshot and diverse encounters with the criminal justice system, which was considered “outrageous” and stereotypical.

As reported , Trump does aggressively conveys his message to black voters and has polled nearly 4 times as much support from black voters as the 6% who voted for him in 2016, according to Pew Research Center data. Despite losing black voters in 2020, he still managed to gain their votes compared to 2016, especially amongst black men at 19%, which was higher than his result amongst black women.

A recall of the Biden administration’s achievements — from giving $5 billion to Black farmers as a part of the coronavirus stimulus package to fighting to forgive billions in student loan debt despite challenges from a conservative Supreme Court — shall be key to justifying a re-election, according to Richmond. “I think he has earned the African American voice because of his actions, his deeds and his achievements.”

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Campaign officials also realize that the Black electorate can’t be viewed as monolithic. They must strategically engage with different voter segments across a variety of platforms, including digital.

Adds Harris: “We concentrate on reaching Black voters early and sometimes on communicating what the president and vice chairman have achieved for us: historically low Black unemployment, billions invested in HBCUs, forgiveness of billions in student loan debt, Black child poverty halved in his first yr in office, and small black businesses are starting at the fastest pace in 30 years.

As the campaign seeks to persuade legions of Black voters to come to the polls during early voting and on Election Day, it should proceed to seek effective ways to share the narrative of Black people from diverse backgrounds whose lives have been positively impacted by the administration’s policies and actions.

The most vital thing for the playbook is for the campaign to establish an unshakable bond with voters and motivate them to vote over the next eight months.

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Susan Rice calls Pete HegeSeth “stupid as rock” in an interview with the podcast

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Susan Rice, a former national security advisor during the administration of President Barack Obama, was open, discussing what, in response to the Secretary of Defense Pete HegeSeth, as rumors, they spin about his future in Trump’s administration.

According to , During a conversation Thanks to the host “No Lie with BTC” Brian Taylor Cohen, Rice didn’t draw any blows when he described HegeSetha in unflattering categories, discussing some rainfall from the so -called signal controversy.

“Well, if you are a white Christian Cisgender Macho Maga, you can be as stupid as a rock and be considered a qualification to be the secretary of defense. We apparently learned this episode,” said Rice Cohen.

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Rice continued, compiling the Trump’s concentration on combating diversity, equality and inclusion in how hegeSeth is just not eligible in her eyes.

“Dei was used as a suspension to suggest that anyone who is usually a woman is usually a color person, is usually a religious minority, might be disabled … he is usually a veteran of native origin, anyone who has used in any way, shapes or forms that we should always all treat and that we ought to be perceived on the basis of our substances, not discount, because we grow to be a lady or discount, That anyone should treat anyone.

According to Rice, he was a member of the Defense Policy Council until HegeSth allegedly removed the board members after a 45-day review On April 24, but time suggests that HegeSeth actually removed these members after indignant of right -wing influential in social media.

In an interview with Fox News, “Tucker Carlson, a dismissed adviser of HegeSeth, Dan Caldwell, mentioned that the management was currently involved in people who, according to Caldwell, were” extremely hostile “in the order of Donald Trump.

Caldwell called Rice specifically as a source of leaks in the HegeSetha Defense Department, for being blamed himself.

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“She (Rice) and a group of other people who are extremely hostile to the president, and his worldview remain in the Defense Policy Council,” said Caldwell Carlson. “I would just say that if you want to look where the leaks come from, it would be a place where you can start.”

Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell suggested in a press release that the changes reflect the values ​​and direction of Trump’s administration.

“Secretary of HegeSeth appreciates the efforts of members on behalf of the Department and the United States of America, but it is necessary to change to support the new strategic direction and political priorities of the department and ensure effective use of departmental resources,” said Parnell.

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“I’m not here to say that I told you that”: Kamala Harris encourages courage, sister at the top of women – essence

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The former vice chairman of Kamala Harris remained largely from the public from losing in the November 2024 election at Donald Trump and his return to the White House in January. But this has modified on Thursday.

Speech in The leading women defined the peak At Dana Point, California, Harris passed the message of immunity, sister and the power of collective courage in uncertain times. “This is the moment when we all have to be in such rooms to remember that we have a strong sister,” she said. “Nobody can take our identity or existence from us – because we won’t let them.”

The peak, founded by the former CEO of Bet, Debra Lee, gathers influential black women to discuss leadership, politics and strengthening. In the film from her comments obtained by Huffpost,Harris emphasized the need for unity and motion.

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“There were many things that we knew would happen,” Harris said, referring to the warnings she released during her campaign in 2024. After the sudden output of President Joe Biden from the race. “I’m not here to say that I told you that,” she added when the audience exploded with applause and shouts.

“It’s a completely different time,” she said. “A lot has changed.”

She recognized the challenges of the moment, pointing to the withdrawal of key politicians and the growing climate of fear. But she also reminded the audience that courage is contagious, identical to the strength of her sister.

“We see how people are silent. We see how the organizations are silent. We see the surrender for clearly unconstitutional threats,” she said. “Fear is contagious … but courage is also contagious.”

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Less than 100 days after the second term, Trump dismantled the programs of diversity, justice and inclusion, approved mass layoffs of federal employees and imposed wide global tariffs that caused confusion of markets.

Despite the political realities, Harris explained that black women – who’ve at all times been at the forefront – are still growing.

“There is great power in this room. And yes, the world is watching,” she said. “But more importantly, people count on us – being nice, be fierce and be together.”

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“It’s about mixing the pool,” say critics

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Almost a 12 months after his controversial and turbulent visit to the University of Memphis Kyle Rittenhouse, he’s preparing for the next event in the campus next month.

According to information about events at the university websiteThe 22-year-old activist for the rights of weapons is to talk at the University of MEmphis on 26 February about “his experiences and the importance of our rights to the second amendment.”

Kyle Rittenhouse is visible on the “Candace” set on January 24, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. The episode might be broadcast on January 25, 2022 (photo Jason Davis/Getty Images)

He was invited by the conservative political organization Turning Point USA (TPUS), the same group that hosted his visit to College in March last 12 months to speak about the “second correction” and “lies (Black Lives Matter)”.

Last 12 months, the Speaking Event at U of M’s Center Theater was a part of the short, national College route, which contained additional performances at Western Kentucky University and Kent State University, where campus communities took large demonstrations to sentence events. TPUS chapters in these schools also sponsored these visits.

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At the University of Memphis, dozens of scholars who opposed his event appeared that Heckle and questions about his political attitudes, which prompted him to go away the stage earlier. The viral movies also showed the moments when the protesters were led by members of Rittenhouse and Tpus, who accompanied him from the campus.

A number of months after the event, the Alliance of the Defense of Freedom (ADF) sent letter request To school, they claim that the campus officials “allowed the crowd” to shut the Rittenhouse’s visit, but still burdened the $ 1600 tpus for defense, which “stood idly”.

The group also opposed the university’s demands, as TPUS switched from the ticket program to the university’s ticket system, which, he claims, allowed students who planned to protest against the event for booking places.

Officials of the University of Memphis sent A press release of local information about one other Rittenhouse visit to the campus: “The speaker was invited by the registered student organization. This event is not sponsored by the University of Memphis.”

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Although the common opposition to the previous Rittenhouse visit appeared last 12 months, at Z Z stated that they might not legally prohibit this event, citing the first amendment and the Act on freedom of speech in the Tennessee campus.

The news about his next visit already creates waves online. Proponents of Rittenhouse have fun this event, but the opponents are lower than satisfied.

“It’s just about mixing the pool”, one Facebook user commented.

“For some reason he was rejected from the stage. Take a clue, he is not desirable here,” added one other.

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“If you don’t want to hear what he has to say – don’t go!” Someone else wrote.

Rittenhouse became widely known at the age of 17 after he fatally shot two men and hurt one other during the protest in 2020 against Jacob Blake’s police shooting in Kenosh, Wisconsin. During the trial, he claimed that the defense itself, and the jury later acquitted him for all offenses.

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