Republican National Committee
October 7, 2020

5 Questions Kamala Harris Should be Asked on Behalf of Black American Voters

Tonight, Senator Kamala Harris is set to debate Vice President Mike Pence in Salt Lake City, Utah. Please consider the following quote and information:

 

“Senator Kamala Harris’ extreme positions, from raising taxes to abolishing private health insurance to comparing law enforcement officials to the KKK, show that the left-wing mob is controlling Joe Biden’s candidacy, just like they would control him as president. These radical policies might be popular among liberals, but they are well outside the mainstream for most Black Americans.”  -Paris Dennard, Republican National Committee Senior Communications Advisor for Black Media Affairs

 

Here are five questions Kamala Harris should be asked on behalf of Black American Voters:

 

  1. Should Black Americans be offended by Joe Biden being against school choice, charter schools and saying busing and school integration would lead to his children growing up in a racial jungle?
  2. Should Black Americans forget the negative impact of Joe Biden’s 1994 Crime Bill on the Black family, community and generational wealth?
  3. The last two Democrat candidates for President referred to Black men as either “super predators” or “predators.” How should Black female voters reconcile their support for candidates that have spoken publicly about their children like that?
  4. You have said you support the women like Tara Reade that have accused Joe Biden of assault. Should it bother Black voters that you are now standing with Joe Biden giving him a second chance while so many Black men do not get the same treatment?
  5. Many of President Trump’s supporters have called Joe Biden a bigot for the long list of comments, gaffes, speeches and policies they find hurtful to Black Americans. How should Black Americans interpret your support for Joe Biden knowing all the things he has said and done?

 

Vice President Pence has been a strong advocate for President Trump’s inclusive policies that have benefited Black America:

 

  • Vice President Pence addressed all the HBCU presidents, chancellors and leaders at the White House.
  • Vice President Pence presided over the historic confirmation and administered the oath in the Oval office with President Trump, to General Charles Q. Brown Jr., our nation’s first Black Chief of Staff for the United States Air Force, and the first Black American service member to lead a U.S. military branch.
  • Vice President Pence has represented the Trump Administration at:
  • Vice President Pence has held dozens of listening sessions with Black business leaders, faith leaders, political leaders, and community leaders at the White House and across the country.

 

Bottom line: Joe Biden has a long history of bigoted statements to and about Black Americans and policies that have hurt Black families. If Kamala Harris is standing by his side, she is turning a blind eye to his bigotry and Black voter suppression, in an opportunistic political move for power. Black voters deserve better and have that in Vice President Pence who has served with President Trump to preserve over sweeping criminal justice reforms that wrote the wrongs of the Biden Crime Bill, historic funding and opportunities for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, major support for school choice expansion, and an inclusive economy that has led to low unemployment, higher wages, increased home ownership and lower taxes for Black Americans.

 

For an abbreviated look at Joe Biden’s disastrous impact on the Black Community click HERE.

For more information on President Trump’s record of achievement for the Black Community click HERE.

 

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Mr. Paris Dennard

Senior Communications Advisor for Black Media Affairs

Republican National Committee

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