As the Democratic presidential primaries transfer onto Nevada, South Carolina and the numerous Super Tuesday states, candidates flip their consideration to folks of colour, and notably African Americans. Many candidates discover their rhetoric contradicted by their file; their guarantees conflicting with their performances. Donald Trump now seeks to woo black voters by taking credit score for the financial system, by touting the primary steps in decreasing mass incarceration, and by hyping so-called “opportunity zones.” His historical past — rising to prominence with the vile racist marketing campaign about whether or not Barack Obama is American, embracing the Nazis at Charlottesville, dedicating his administration to erasing all issues Obama, framing his political attraction