According to the analysis, in Georgia blacks made up 61 per cent of the 'deterrence' category – despite making up about a third of the population. In North Carolina, a battleground state that Trump carried, blacks were 46 percent of the 'deterrence' category but 22 per cent of the population. Jamal Watkins, vice president of the NAACP, labeled the campaign 'suppression' –a charged term given the legacy of efforts to keep blacks from voting. Trump's 2016 campaign didn't shy from its effort to use slashing attacks on Clinton as a way to drive down turnout. 'They're aimed at three groups Clinton needs to win overwhelmingly: idealistic white liberals, young women, and African Americans.'

Source: Daily Mail September 28, 2020 19:32 UTC