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1/Saw a few (mostly white) people upset by this article thinking it was disparaging Kamala. It's not. The reporter is a Black woman who focuses on the Haitian community. Why do various BIPOC groups feel neglected by DEMS? Because, at times, they have been. https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article245656745.html?fbclid=IwAR18VK51sF-DpgxYOdS1CbeFCxLa9VYITAMroArfGz9G956UZrTK5sJ_N2Q
2/What white voters forgot is your vote is constantly pursued, spoken about, and valued. (e.g. see everything @Redistrict writes about). BIPOC voters, from other countries, are almost always neglected by Presidential campaigns except for an ad or two every 4 years.
3/Democrats always get a famous singer or actor from (insert Caribbean, Central or South American country- here) or roll out a white person that speaks Spanish (Hi, Tim Kaine, and Beto) and think that’ll be enough to appeal to that demographic. It’s not.
4/Meanwhile Trump/Republicans are promising those groups the moon. Yes, they're lying through their teeth. The GOP told my Venezuelan (and Cuban) friends 2019 that they were going to “get Maduro.” They just rolled that promise out AGAIN. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/trump-administration-to-tap-into-frozen-venezuelan-government-funds-to-revive-efforts-to-oust-maduro/2020/08/20/b0024968-df20-11ea-809e-b8be57ba616e_story.html
5/The thing is, that’s effective because the GOP is making really big SPECIFIC promises of what they are going "to do" (lies) for each group. Look at @marcorubio he'll go to any length to try and win over moderate Cubans and Venezuelans. Look at Rubio's record, he doesn't care.
5a/If I was a reporter - I would be asking the GOP and specifically Marco Rubio these questions below. If I was working for Biden, I would make this a targeted ad in Florida. https://twitter.com/JuanSaaa/status/1281613582531039235?s=20
5b/I would also do the same with this: https://twitter.com/grantstern/status/1287156167169449990?s=20
6/Right now, looking at the ads Dems are rolling out, they’re mostly just telling people of Caribbean descent and Hispanic heritage, how bad Trump is. They know, but Trump is STILL reaching out to them, "courting" them. They want to know what is BIDEN bringing to the table.
6/When I asked my friends in Miami whose families are from Jamaica “How do y'all feel about Kamala?” I get “thrilled” to “SO PROUD.” What that also means is many people feel DESPERATE TO FINALLY BE HEARD! For many, they feel (I’ve been told) “With Kamala, we finally will be!”
7/So don’t get offended when someone from a BIPOC community says to a reporter, “I feel overlooked.” They probably have! They probably feel that reporter is the only way they’ll be heard. That IS THE PURPOSE of what good reporters do: give a platform to those most marginalized.
8/Lastly, we all need to do more: Phonebanking: https://joebiden.com/call/ Donate: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ads_dd_gs_general?source=omvf_gs_20200902general_DD_000&refcode=omvf_gs_20200902general_DD_000&utm_medium=omvf&utm_source=gs&utm_campaign=general&utm_content=DD&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI_6zXsbLm6wIVgeGzCh17PgH6EAAYASAAEgKaIfD_BwE (if you don’t have money I understand), we need to report disinformation online: https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/election-integrity-policy and push our friends and family TO VOTE EARLY!
9/P.S. There needs to be a very specific targeted outreach to groups that have been traditionally neglected, ASAP. HEY, I did an interview with a person that has done research on that very subject! Dr. Fraga, author of "The Turnout Gap." Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0LBRkoludFsnKc86HpD027
