DNC Chair To Black Democrats: "Stand With Obama Again"

DNC chair Tim Kaine

The Democratic Party is in panic mode about the upcoming midterm elections, and is urging a key part of its base - black Americans - to flock to the polls in November. From theGrio.com: "To help Democrats hold their majorities, Kaine said the DNC is focusing on the 15 million Democrats who registered to vote for the first time in 2008, two-thirds of whom are African-American. He said the party has been reaching out to them since June, via email, letters, phone calls, and visits from organizers. The message: 'You were with the president before, (and) he can only be successful if he has good partners so stand with him again to help get these folks elected.'"

The article continues: "Kaine said the party, which is spending an unprecedented $50 million on the midterms, is also reaching African-American, Latino and Pacific Island voters through ethnic media. 'We're doing significant media buys around the country,' he said. 'To talk about the achievements of the administration as well as the challenges, and what would happen if we returned to Republican leadership.' Those buys included what Kaine called an unprecedented 'investment' in African-American media, including $2 million spent so far. That's a small part of the total midterm budget, which includes $20 million sent directly to candidates and coordinated campaigns around the country, and $30 million for field and voter turnout operations and staff. But Kaine said spending on African-American, Hispanic and Asian-Pacific Islander media represents 80 percent of total media spending, which he said comes out of the field budget."

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