FREDERICKSBURG, VA. — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said his party must do a better job appealing to African-American voters and that he wants the GOP to become their political home as it was in the era of Abraham Lincoln. "I fully recognize that outreach to the African-American community is an area where the Republican Party must do better, and will do better," Trump said during a rally in Fredericksburg, located between Richmond and Washington in the critical battleground state of Virginia. In spite of past fiery rhetoric that alienated many minority voters, Trump said that he wants "an inclusive party." He noted that the "GOP is the party of Abraham Lincoln" and said, "I want our party to be a home of the African-American voter once again." Trump's new minority outreach efforts followed a shakeup in his campaign management in the face of falling poll numbers that quickly prompted noticeable changes to his campaigning tactics.

Source: thestar August 21, 2016 00:22 UTC