GOP stepping up appeals to Black candidates, voters
By Julia Manchester - 03/20/22 03:38 PM EDT
Republicans are stepping up their recruitment of Black candidates in an effort to make inroads with Black voters ahead of November's midterm elections.
While Black candidates and voters have historically been a reliable group for the Democratic Party, Republicans say their recruitment and messaging strategies stand to resonate with the crucial voting bloc.
Eighty Black Republicans have filed this cycle alone to run in House races across the country, according to the National Republican Congressional Committee. Black Republicans are also hoping to make inroads in other races. In Georgia, Herschel Walker is running against incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), and in Illinois, Richard Irvin, the first Black mayor of Aurora, is running in the GOP primary to challenge incumbent Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D).
There are two Black Republicans in the House, one in the Senate and none in a governor’s mansion.
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