NAACP spending more on midterms than any other election in its history
The NAACP will be spending more on midterms than any other election in its history following the Supreme Court’s April ruling that effectively limited the Voting Rights Act’s power against racial vote dilution.
In response to the high court’s decision to strike down Louisiana’s second Black majority district, the nonpartisan civil rights organization will invest $20 million in its get-out-the-vote campaign, according to NBC News.
Black voters accounted for 12.1 percent of the 131 million voters in the 2008 presidential election, according to Pew Research Center. About 2 in 3 eligible Black Americans voted in the 2012 presidential election, per the U.S. Census Bureau. The NAACP’s voter engagement effort will target infrequent voters and aim to increase turnout significantly from those years.
“By turning out the vote, we can all help put an end to Donald Trump’s assaults on our communities and the rights we’ve secured through immense struggle and begin to build a future that actually serves our needs — from having accessible healthcare, affordable housing, and getting a good education,” NAACP President Derrick Johnson said in a statement to NBC News.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5955560-naacp-midterms-spending-record/