Biden and Harris head to Philadelphia to rally Black voters as dismal approval ratings persist – live
US president and vice-president to hold joint rally aimed at reengaging with group that was crucial to 2020 election victory – and expected to be so againThere is no reason to think that Donald Trump will perform particularly well in November in the South Bronx, a diverse and impoverished neighborhood in New York city. But Trump went there anyway last week, in a perhaps quixotic attempt to rally Black and Hispanic supporters. The Guardian’s Ed Pilkington was on the scene:Even for a man known for his bombast, Donald Trump’s foray into one of the poorest, most diverse and staunchly Democratic parts of America, New York city’s South Bronx, on Thursday night was an offensive move of breathtaking audacity. Continue reading...
US president and vice-president to hold joint rally aimed at reengaging with group that was crucial to 2020 election victory – and expected to be so again
There is no reason to think that Donald Trump will perform particularly well in November in the South Bronx, a diverse and impoverished neighborhood in New York city. But Trump went there anyway last week, in a perhaps quixotic attempt to rally Black and Hispanic supporters. The Guardian’s Ed Pilkington was on the scene:
Even for a man known for his bombast, Donald Trump’s foray into one of the poorest, most diverse and staunchly Democratic parts of America, New York city’s South Bronx, on Thursday night was an offensive move of breathtaking audacity. Continue reading...