“If African-Americans give Donald Trump a chance by giving me their vote, the result for them will be amazing,” he added. “Look how badly things are going under decades of Democratic leadership.”
“What do you have to lose by trying something new? Watch. I will fix it. You have nothing to lose, nothing to lose. It is so bad, the inner cities are so bad. You have nothing to lose.” he said.
Most POC...have a better imagination about the consequences when a billionaire like Trump asks “What could you lose?”
Trump will plainly struggle to convince many skeptical and frankly disdainful Latino voters that his effort to cozy up to the Hispanic community, much like a similar effort aimed at black voters, isn’t just the result of sliding poll numbers, rather than a warming heart.
In 2012, Romney was widely believed to have hurt himself with Hispanic voters by suggesting “self-deportation,” while Trump out of the gate said he would building a wall along the border and deport 11 million undocumented immigrants.
“It’s a sign of desperation,” said Frank Sharry, a veteran of legislative immigration battles for America’s Voice. “Trump wants to fool these Republicans uncomfortable with his racism and bigotry that he’s pivoting. But a late head fake won’t be taken seriously by Latinos and their allies.”