04/29/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/29/2024 13:03
Have you seen the RNC's Latino outreach center office? It's a check cashing store now - giving a whole new meaning to 'cashing in'.
DCCC Spokesperson José Muñoz:
"Another day, another headline about the closure of an RNC Latino outreach center. It's clear that Republicans were just trying to cash-in by opening an office for Latino voters that they knew they'd close soon after. While Democrats are trying to meaningfully and thoughtfully engage with these voters, Republicans are only interested in a publicity stunt."
The Keystone: Republicans' Latino outreach offices missing in 2024
Sean Kitchen | April 26, 2024
While the Democrats have been establishing campaign infrastructure across the state since the State of the Union address, Republicans have been largely non-existent.
Multiple offices that the Republican National Committee (RNC) opened for voter outreach in Allentown and Philadelphia in 2022 are now a check cashing storefront and daycare center.
These offices, especially the Allentown office, were part of a national media blitz when they first opened in 2022 and were part of a network of community centers that were supposed to hold over 5,000 events that helped with voter contact training, phone banking and canvass launches.
Their effectiveness was questionable at best.
For instance, Congresswoman Susan Wild (D-Lehigh) increased her share of Latino voters in 2022 by six percentage points, from 62% in 2020 to 68%.
The Messenger reported at the beginning of the year that the RNC was planning to open its Allentown office, but photos show that its previous location is currently a United Check Cashing storefront.