For decades, Democrats have taken the minority vote for granted. Now it may be too late for them.
Trump has done an excellent job reaching out to minority voters and is expecting a larger than usual bump from these voters on election day.
Biden on the other hand, is surrounded by advisors who are becoming very concerned.
Bloomberg News reports:
Biden Aides See Warning Signs in Black, Latino Turnout So Far
Senior officials on Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s campaign are increasingly worried about insufficient Black and Latino voter turnout in key states like Florida and Pennsylvania with only four days until the election, according to people familiar with the matter.
Despite record early-vote turnout around the country, there are warning signs for Biden. In Arizona, two-thirds of Latino registered voters have not yet cast a ballot. In Florida, half of Latino and Black registered voters have not yet voted but more than half of White voters have cast ballots, according to data from Catalist, a Democratic data firm. In Pennsylvania, nearly 75% of registered Black voters have not yet voted, the data shows.
The firm’s analysis of early vote numbers also show a surge of non-college educated White voters, who largely back President Donald Trump, compared to voters of color, who overwhelmingly support Biden.
The situation is particularly stark in Florida where Republicans currently have a 9.4% turnout advantage in Miami-Dade County, a place where analysts say Biden will need a significant margin of victory to carry the state.
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They don’t sound very confident, do they?
SCOOP: For months, senior Biden advisers focused on Hispanic and Black voters have raised concerns to leadership about insufficient investment. They say they have been ignored. Now, they are increasingly worried with just four days left. https://t.co/ndlb7QTpmH
— Tyler Pager (@tylerpager) October 30, 2020
Biden advisers have expressed concerns about a lack of investment in GOTV and are urging the campaign, so far unsuccessfully, to spend even more money to target these critical voters in the final stretch, especially given the campaign’s record-shattering fundraising.
— Tyler Pager (@tylerpager) October 30, 2020
Disagreements over how to allocate resources in the closing days are a common occurrence in a presidential campaign, but what has made these disputes, which have not been previously reported, more serious is that the split has broken along racial lines. https://t.co/ndlb7QTpmH
— Tyler Pager (@tylerpager) October 30, 2020
This could make all the difference on Tuesday.
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