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Polls Show 34 Percent of Black Likely Voters Approve of Trump

posted onNovember 26, 2019
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Article snippet: A Rasmussen poll released Friday showed black likely voter approval of Trump at 34 percent. An Emerson Poll showed 34.5 percent approval by the same demographic. “Boom,” wrote black author and Trump supporter Deneen Borelli on Twitter, calling the results “Democrats worst nightmare.” The Trump campaign celebrated the news. “It might shock Democrats that support for President Trump is rising with Black Americans but it shouldn’t,” Trump campaign Principal Deputy Communications Director Erin Perrine said to Breitbart News. “Blacks are more prosperous than ever because of President Trump with record-low unemployment and rising paychecks.” The polling bump only bolstered the Trump campaign’s decision to launch a “Black Voices for Trump” political coalition in November. “We’re going to campaign for every last African American vote in 2020,” Trump said in a speech, launching the group with black supporters in Atlanta, Georgia. Perrine said the news would energize the coalition going into the president’s re-election effort for 2020. “The Black Voices for Trump coalition will help get the facts and truth out there about the strength of America for Blacks under President Trump,” she said. Rasmussen defended their numbers, noting their polling of likely voters was much more expensive but more reflective of election day results. “All American Adults don’t vote,” they wrote on Twitter. “A portion of Registered Voters also don’t frequent national elections. That’s why we inve... Link to the full article to read more

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