But it does, nonetheless, capture one dynamic: About half of the speakers were White men. ADADThere should be one aspect of the graphs above that jumps out, though: the density of Black speakers. The Trump campaign has been actively reaching out to Black voters for months. To some extent, though, it’s meant to try to peel Black voters, especially Black men, away from the Democratic Party. (When Black turnout dropped in 2016, Trump publicly celebrated the development and thanked Black voters for staying home.)

Source: Washington Post August 28, 2020 18:01 UTC