Exclusive: Black Voters for Biden-Harris Launches in Georgia

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This morning, the Biden-Harris campaign has announced they will be opening a field office in Georgia in Savannah. The announcement comes on the heels of launching a national push in Philadelphia earlier this week. Later today, Savannah Mayor Van Johnson, State Senator Derek Mallow, plus State Representatives Al Williams and Edna Jackson will host an event in Savannah a campaign office opening to launch the Black Voters for Biden-Harris outpost in South Georgia. This push comes after the Biden-Harris campaign announced they will hold engagement events. These events will be held at churches, block parties, barber shops and hair salons. The chief issue the Biden-Harris campaign faces is speaking to low-information voters. The campaign also must speak to those that get their news primarily from social media.  Jamal Simmons, a former staffer with VP Harris, recently spoke to Morehouse students ahead of their commencement ceremony. During his conversation, he said the students read news from various online sources. Outlets named were Apple News, Instagram and TikTok, the Guardian, Wall Street Journal and USA Today. Three students admitted watching the news on TV and none read actual newspapers. A recent Washington Post poll found that just 41 percent of Black Americans...

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