{"id":2231048,"date":"2024-04-26T14:42:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T18:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/push-on-to-get-trump-half-of-lgbt-vote\/"},"modified":"2024-04-26T14:46:14","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T18:46:14","slug":"push-on-to-get-trump-half-of-lgbt-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/push-on-to-get-trump-half-of-lgbt-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Continue striving to secure half of the LGBT vote for Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpush-on-to-get-trump-half-of-lgbt-vote%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2231048&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The\u200c Log Cabin Republicans, led by Charles Moran, aim to increase support for Trump among the gay community. They raised funds\u2064 for a successful \u20622020 LGBT engagement campaign and plan to\u200c boost gay voter engagement for the Republican Party in\u200b the 2024 \u200delection. With strategic efforts\u2063 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-biden-reveals-nominees-for-ambassador-to-israel-mexico\/\" title=\"President Biden Reveals Nominees For Ambassador To Israel, Mexico\">key allies<\/a> \u2063like Richard \u2064Grenell, they target achieving significant support to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ga-gop-lawmakers-look-to-eliminate-nonprofit-influence-over-election-results\/\" title=\"Ga. GOP lawmakers look to eliminate nonprofit influence over election results\">influence election outcomes<\/a>.\u200b The \u200dLog \u200cCabin \u2063Republicans, under Charles Moran&#8217;s leadership, strive to enhance Trump&#8217;s backing within the gay community. Through a well-funded 2020 LGBT outreach initiative and upcoming plans for heightened gay voter involvement\u2062 in\u200d the\u2064 2024 Republican Party election, \u200cthey seek substantial\u200b support with the help of strategic initiatives and \u200dvaluable allies such \u2062as \u2064Richard\u200c Grenell, aiming to impact election results significantly.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Is it crazy to think that former President <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Donald Trump<\/a> could win half the gay vote in November\u2019s national <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">election<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>Not to Charles Moran, the president of <a href=\"https:\/\/logcabin.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Log Cabin Republicans,<\/a> the preeminent Republican <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lgbt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LGBT<\/a> lobby.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn 2020, we raised a low seven-figure fund to do the first-ever LGBT engagement campaign to engage gay voters for the Republican Party and the conservative movement,\u201d he said. \u201cWe doubled the key vote for President Trump from 14% to 28% that year.\u201d It was even higher, 33%, for Republican House and Senate candidates.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>This year, Log Cabin Republicans, working with former first lady Melania Trump and key Trump-era gay officials, such as former acting intelligence czar Richard Grenell, are working to boost that support.<\/p>\n<p>The gay vote in \u201c2020 is our floor in 2024. So, we\u2019re starting with 28%,\u201d Moran told Secrets. \u201cWe\u2019re within striking view of 50%. And just as we saw it doubling from 2016 to 2020, we want to push that level in 2024.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It could be enough to turn the election. Eleven percent of voting-eligible people in the 2022 election were LGBT, according to the Census Bureau. And liberal gay groups such as the Human Rights Campaign expect 1 in 7 voters will be LGBT in just six years.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>While Democrats sneer at talk that Trump deserves votes from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walsh-nick-cannon-gets-his-job-back-after-calling-white-people-savages-this-is-how-real-privilege-works\/\" title=\"WALSH: Nick Cannon Gets His Job Back After Calling White People \u2018Savages.\u2019 This Is How Real Privilege Works.\">gay people<\/a>, many in the community said his support before the 2016 election and as president demonstrates he is not the enemy often described in the media.<\/p>\n<p>Moran said that was made clear during the Republican National Convention in 2016, when Trump featured prominent gay businessman Peter Thiel\u2019s onstage endorsement. Moran said Trump \u201cmade it OK for gays to be open\u201d about being Republican.<\/p>\n<p>Now, he said, it is time to remind voters about Trump\u2019s support through a broad campaign that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nikki-haley-slams-trump-and-biden-as-grumpy-old-men-in-new-ad-campaign\/\" title=\"Nikki Haley criticizes Trump and Biden as 'grumpy old men' in fresh ad campaign\">includes digital ads<\/a>, get-out-the-vote walks, rallies, and ballot efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Grenell, the first-ever gay man named to a Cabinet post and Trump\u2019s first ambassador to Germany, will help Log Cabin Republicans lead that effort. Top Trump gay allies, including philanthropist Bill White and his activist husband Bryan Eure, are also major players and fundraisers.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>Melania Trump helped to start the effort this month when she headlined a Log Cabin Republicans fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago. The tickets were $10,000 each and sold out in 36 hours, and \u201chundreds\u201d were turned away, White said. She is already planning a second event in New York City.<\/p>\n<p>In comments from the private event provided to Secrets, Melania Trump did not push a gay-centric message but instead offered broader comments that would appeal to a larger community seeking inclusion and unity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am proud to support the Log Cabin Republicans and appreciate the tireless dedication you have shown to advancing equality for the LGBT community and upholding our nation\u2019s legacy of inclusivity. Your work is vital to the growth and success of the Republican Party. Tonight, as we gather to celebrate and enjoy each other\u2019s company, let us remember the importance of unity, diversity, and a shared commitment to making our country a better place for all,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>White said that a broad message is likely to be attractive to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-vowed-to-elect-more-women-they-did-just-that\/\" title=\"Republicans Vowed To Elect More Women...They Did Just That\">suburban women<\/a> voters eager to hear about unity and evidence of the former president\u2019s caring side.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you look at suburban women who do care very much about how the LGBT community is treated and respected, I would say Trump sees Brian and I, he always hears us. He\u2019s always listening, he\u2019s always talking to us, and he loves us,\u201d said White, who often found financial support from Trump for his veterans events in New York and while he was president of the <a href=\"https:\/\/intrepidmuseum.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>New York Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum<\/a> and the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Could Donald Trump win half of the gay vote in the upcoming national election? Charles Moran, President of Log Cabin Republicans, doesn&#8217;t think it&#8217;s crazy. In 2020, they launched an unprecedented LGBT engagement campaign, raising a low seven-figure fund to reach out to gay voters for the Republican Party<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2231049,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24097843114089-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2231048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24097843114089-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2231048","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2231048"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2231048\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2231049"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2231048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2231048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2231048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}