It’s Time for Black Voters to Think About the U.S. Cabinet
Of all the ways a president can have an impact on our day-to-day lives, we don’t talk enough about cabinet appointees
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It’s closing time. The polls will be closing shortly. Policy discussions are over. The door knocking and texting of the weekend’s final get out the vote (GOTV) push are done. The two campaigns have asked as many potential voters as possible: Have you voted yet? Do you know where your polling location is? Do you need assistance getting to the polls? It’s hard to imagine a two-year election cycle coming down to who has the better 72-hour GOTV efforts, especially in a year marked by record-breaking early voting, but it often does.
On my morning radio show, I’ve been making my own closing arguments about why it’s important to vote. A young Black man, a rapper, called in. He wasn’t interested in voting, he said — but if he were to vote, he’d probably pull the lever for Trump. His tone was assured as he told me that he is facing a system that has failed him, that has never made him feel seen. He felt like Trump was a safe bet. Something about how the so-called Platinum Plan campaign is working with…
