The GOP must stop ceding the cities to the Dems. Trump courting the black vote is important. I wish he would go to Philly and visit the inner cities to make his pitch to them. Address issues like school vouchers, ending illegal immigration, bringing jobs back and making the streets safe should be very appealing. Each vote Trump gets from the inner city will make it more difficult for the Dem machine to commit fraud.
I have said it before and I will say it again. If there ever was a time for a GOP candidate to win more than the usual share of the black vote, THIS is it. Hillary has very little appeal among black voters. Want an example? Jay-Z will be hosting a get out the vote concert in Cleveland. This is aimed to get minority voters to support Hillary. You don't do this if your candidate is way ahead like the MSM likes to claim.
She is in trouble folks. If Trump can get 20% of the black vote he wins in a landslide.
The GOP must stop ceding the cities to the Dems.
What’s the plan? Democrats defend their turf with violence.
Last weekend I and my wife attended the Trump speech in Gettysburg. I have been skeptical about Trump since day one. In my opinion Rubio or Cruz would be the nominee, but as we have seen they both fizzled out. I was very surprised to see Trump as the nominee. Trump had a lifetime of silly statements and actions to overcome, plus his attacks on the party during the primary. Regardless, Hillary is an incredibly corrupt person and terrible choice for president and the US would be hard pressed to survive 4 years of her plus Obama 8 years and all of their social engineering to the country. So I became a lukewarm supporter of Trump. That is until I heard his speech. It was probably the finest political speech I have ever heard. Halfway through I was saying to myself - “I like this guy.” I was amazed at how much he has matured as a candidate. He appears to have been humbled and has a greater appreciation for those who make this country run and the challenges we go through. Trump is an independent, non-political novice, much like Eisenhower, who is quickly becoming the right man at the right hour. His 28 actions laid out in his speech hit many of the same notes that Cruz was hitting. If Trump is successful he will be thoroughly hated by the establishment of both parties. I live in the DC area and I see the bubble the establishment of both parties operate in and I look forward to seeing it popped. The speech contained great stuff and the right stuff for this country.
During my time in Gettysburg I met with senior Trump and GOP officials and discussed Trump’s chances in Pennsylvania. In their opinion his chances are very good. Here are some keys points we talked about in support of their optimism:
—100k Democrats switched their party registration to Republican for 2016 election.
—250k more GOP registered voters in the state.
—People from all walks of life who have not been part of the political process have come out of the woodwork in support of Trump. They told about a 90 years old couple, who never voted in their life, who registered to vote in order to keep Hillary out of office. This is happening everyday.
—Trump and Pence are drawing huge crowds and there is almost no enthusiasm for Hillary.
—Counties in Western PA that went to Obama 55% - 45% in 2012 are trending 65%-35% for Trump.
—3-5 counties won by Obama are expected to go to Trump.
—Local councilman from South Philly was quoted as saying all his constituents are talking about is Trump, Trump and more Trump.
—Polling from a few weeks ago indicated that 1 in 5 voters from Philly is expected to vote for Trump. Normally, 1 in 8 votes Republican. This is huge if it happens. 12% increase in an area that contains 40% of the vote and most of the dead bodies.
—Finally, Obama carried the state by a little over 320k votes in 2012. If the above aforementioned numbers hold up the Obama margin has been eliminated.
Given the lack of enthusiasm for Hillary, the shift registration and increase in GOP participation, in spite of the establishment, Pennsylvania is very winnable for Trump. Internal polling has him within 3 points. However, they tell me they are having difficulty getting a true picture of the electorate due to the sheer number of new participants in the process. It is going to be an interesting 10-12 days to the election.