Posted on 10/28/2020 2:55:26 PM PDT by RandFan
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden plans to air 90-minute radio programs on gospel stations across the country this weekend urging Black voters to head to the polls in a final sprint of early voting before Tuesday’s elections.
The Biden campaign will pay about $109,000 to air the programs on 29 radio stations in seven states, according to sources watching the advertising market. The programs are set to air in Ohio, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Florida, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.
Democrats typically run Souls to the Polls programs aimed at Black churches in the final weekends before a November election, when some of the party’s most loyal voters crowd onto buses and head en masse to polling places nearby their houses of worship.
Those programs look different this year because of the pandemic, which has fallen disproportionately on Black and Brown Americans. The radio play is a way to reach those voters even if they cannot attend church in person on Sunday.
A Biden campaign spokesman did not have additional details to add about what the programs would feature.
But Biden, more than most Democratic candidates, owes his success to Black voters. After stumbling badly in the first three contests in the 2020 primary, he won big in South Carolina, on the strength of his support among Black voters and aided by a key endorsement from Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.).
Days later, Biden used that win to steamroll through the rest of the Democratic field on Super Tuesday.
Early voting data show African American voters are turning out in droves to vote early, just as in previous years. More than 5.4 million Black voters have cast a ballot so far this year, up from about 3 million at this point in the 2016 contest, according to TargetSmart Consulting, a Democratic firm tracking the early vote.
In several states including Texas and Georgia, the number of older Black voters who have cast a ballot already exceeds the total number who voted in 2016, including on Election Day.
More than 3.3 million Black voters over the age of 50 have already cast a ballot. About 357,000 Black voters have already cast their first-ever ballots this year, and another 1.1 million African Americans who cast ballots infrequently have voted.
Joe Biden sends phonograph records to Democrats with message to VOTE!
No one has to listen to Biden talk for 90 minutes. The news agencies will tell you what he said, and they’ll do it in short sentences, omitting the numerous gaffs that are likely to be there.
Can't she muster up a good vocal affectation like Hillary? "Ah ain't no waze tarred...!"
Maybe not since she grew up in Canada, eh?
There might be some people who just have the radio station on while they’re hanging around at home and might hear it unintentionally.
Panic
90 minutes of a white guy berating black people ought to spike the enthusiasm
His 90 minutes of babbling would put me to sleep.
If it airs at 10pm or later expect sales of sleep aids to decline.
Airhead America.
No way is it 45%.
It was never 45% planned to vote for him, it was 45% job approval. I think that approval jumped (from the mid 20s), because many blacks were already weary of Biden, and then he compounded the issue by refusing to discuss the plan with Cube, but Trump and his team did.
In several states including Texas and Georgia, the number of older Black voters who have cast a ballot already exceeds the total number who voted in 2016, including on Election Day.
How does this square with your data showing the turnout is supposedly going to be way down?
But make no mistake about it...this is a Hail Mary pass with time running out. I think this combined with the Biden/Obama trip to Michigan tells me they know they are hurting for support from a group they must keep 90% of.
Put the record on, C’mon man!
Are Biden and Harris doing a reboot of Burns and Allen?
Radio??? That’s when the picture tube has blown out isn’t it?
TargetSmart uses estimates and models. I only go by actual data as in NC where they are down 3 points.
GA will be a tad higher because of a black US Senate Candidate, and remember 15% of these are voting Trump.
Joe could put tweakers to sleep.
I’m surprised he doesn’t go on the record player and tell his story.
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