President Donald Trump this week sent a message to “The Suburban Housewives of America,” and in a single tweet summed up his strategy for shoring up support in communities critical to his reelection chances: Scare them.
“Biden will destroy your neighborhood and your American Dream. I will preserve it, and make it even better!” he wrote. …
It’s a strategy with deep roots in presidential politics, racist overtones and some record of success. But even some GOP strategists and Republican voters note it doesn’t account for the rapid demographic changes in the suburbs and may be misreading the top concerns of voters he’s trying to retain. CONT.
Sara Burnett & Michael Rubinkam, Associated Press
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