By contrast. Antjuan Seawright said, “Black voters understand the threats to come along with Donald Trump and Trumpism are far greater than they were in 2016, especially when you hear him talk about retribution. “We care about the future of our country & our community.
“He may not be perfect, and all of us may not be pleased, but by and large, we are certainly not going to allow anyone else to push out what we put in,” he argued.
The longtime adviser to influential U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., noted that Black voters have historically disagreed with “those we’ve given our vote to.”
“Barack Obama was an African-American president. It doesn’t mean we didn’t have disagreements with him,” he explained. “It just means those disagreements did not compare to the disagreements we had with the Republicans
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“I think it’s just a reminder that in races where the nominee will likely decide the person who serves in the seat, it shows the value, the intensity and the importance of a primary,” said Democratic strategist Antjuan Seawright.
“This campaign will be battled in Cleveland but possibly won outside of Cleveland in terms of who actually gets out the vote,” Seawright said.
“The expectation is to have marginal turnout,” Seawright said. “In a primary it’s all about turning out your voters, and at this stage in the game any campaign is not necessarily focused on trying to engage more people but persuade their people.”
“I think the larger question for his campaign is, ‘How do they see themselves shaping out in a primary that seems to be shaping up?’” questioned Seawright.
He suggested the O’Rourke campaign go all in on the Lone Star state. “They should put all their weight, time and effort into Texas, which will have a large say in the delegate fight,” he said.