divide and distract

America’s Voice   CPAC Confirms GOP Election Strategy: Lie, Deny, Divide and Distract Republican Donors Call Out John Cornyn and GOP Senators for Bad Faith, Inaction & Political Demagoguery on Immigration English The Hill Republican immigration proposal falls flat By Rebecca Beitsch and Rafael Bernal July 10, 2021 Latinos... Continue »

A Searchable Database Tracking Racist and Xenophobic Dog-Whistle Political Ads GOPAdTracker.com is a project of America’s Voice to track xenophobic, racist, and other divisive dog-whistle messages from candidates, campaigns, and PACs. Our regularly updated, searchable database tracks both paid advertisements and organic content. The project seeks to document the... Continue »

America’s Voice   America’s Voice on Immigration in the Biden Speech GOP’s Response To Biden’s Speech: No Policy. No Solutions. Just Their Same Divide and Distract Tactics President Biden Intends to Lean In on Immigration. America is Ready for a Breakthrough. Care In Action and America’s Voice to Run... Continue »

It doesn’t get more cynical: today, House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) will lead a delegation to the border. Not to propose solutions. Not to address the regional crisis that propels migrants and refugees to our southern border. Not to help children get reunited with their parents. Rather, Scalise... Continue »

America’s Voice   When it Comes to Fixing a Broken Immigration System, Biden and Harris Seek Durable Policy Solutions, Republicans Seek Cheap Political Advantage Don’t Fall for the Trap: Framing Migrant Children Arriving at the Border as a “Crisis” is a GOP “Divide and Distract” Tactic English Washington Post... Continue »

As Donald Trump prepares to take center stage and launch his 2024 campaign and reassert his control of the Republican Party in his persona. This mindset also infused Republican electoral campaigns up and down the ballot in 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020. It was a strategy that largely backfired. ... Continue »

Key Immigration Politics Stories The significance of Biden leaning into immigration via the powerful new family separation ad: Why the new ad represents a remarkable shift in the immigration debate with Democrats feeling confident to lean in and go on offense. Why Trump’s xenophobia isn’t working in 2020 (despite... Continue »

Late last week, Facebook announced that it would do more to ban hate speech in its ads, after a boycott led by Color of Change was the catalyst that led 100 other brands to pull their advertising from the platform.  Facebook had come under fire for refusing to censor... Continue »

America’s Voice   The United States can’t breathe 2020 Ad Update for June Primaries: One Thing COVID Hasn’t Changed is the GOP’s Reliance on their ‘Divide and Distract’ Messaging Estados Unidos ya no puede respirar English El Semanario The only statistic that matters to Trump has nothing to do... Continue »

Last month we highlighted the fact that as the Trump Administration’s failed and inadequate response to the COVID-19 pandemic became clear, Trump and his allies would inevitably turn to their divide and distract playbook. Looking to divert attention from these shortcomings, Trump and his allies began to blame China... Continue »