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Black Trump Supporters Handing Out Cash for Black Votes
Black supporters of Donald Trump are conducting campaign events in black communities featuring cash hand outs of tens of thousands of dollars, according to Politico and The Grio.
The first cash giveaway occurred last month in Cleveland where raffle winners were given envelopes stuffed with from $300 to $500 each. More handouts had been set for Virginia this month but have been postponed.
The November general election is expected to draw record numbers of black voters, especially black women, who are are likely to be determinant in a number of “swing” or key states. Thus, courting black voters is a no-brainier for any candidate seeking to win the presidency.
Even before Trump surrogates started handing out money, the Trump campaign itself had already spent an inordinate amount of time and money trying to influence black voters. This is in line with Trump’s entreaties at an HBCU last year where he attempted to burnish his efforts to exonerate some unjustly imprisoned black inmates.
The cash giveaways are organized and run by a charity called the Urban Revitalization Coalition, Politico reports. Its donors, however, are anonymous and their “contributions” are tax-deductible.
