Rutted streets, abandoned houses, piles of garbage on the sidewalks … Shot in a deserted neighborhood of Baltimore, the campaign video of the Republican candidate Kimberly Klacik does not go dead hand. And goes viral.
Dilapidated infrastructure, abandoned buildings, piles of rubbish littering the sidewalks, unemployment, poverty, academic failure, crime … The campaign video of Republican candidate Kimberly Klacik paints a grim picture of Baltimore. In high heels and a fitted white dress, the young woman wanders through a ghost town to show the reality that the other candidates “want to hide”. “Do you care about black life? I do. Unlike those who currently run Baltimore, I have a plan to provide a better life for the black people who live here. Follow me, I want you to see this, ”she said, inviting the viewer to accompany her on a tour of the“ real Baltimore ”.
Clean streets in the image of elected officials
Once prosperous, the port city of Maryland is now the fifth most dangerous city in the United States. “This city was among the most prosperous, populous and important in the United States. So what happened? ”Asks Kimberly Klacik, who is running for the seat of Maryland’s 7th District. “A ruined Baltimore must not be our future. This is why I am a candidate for Congress, because I see this city differently. ” Its first mission: managing the collection of garbage which litter the streets and makes them dangerous. “Our streets must be like our elected officials: clean and not dirty,” she says to the elected Democrats who have managed Baltimore for fifty-three years.
Put an end to “the pipeline between school and prison”
The novice in politics then intends to find solutions for the 17,000 abandoned buildings in the city. Tax credit, rehabilitation assistance and home ownership, Kim Klacik wants to reconnect with the charm of Baltimore “the charming”. Employment, business creation and education are also among the priorities of the 38-year-old candidate who has studied management and management. “Nine out of ten black boys do not have a sufficient reading level,” she notes. “We can put an end to the ‘pipeline’ between school and prison,” adds the one who founded the association Potential Me in order to support disadvantaged women towards entrepreneurship and employment. “This is my vision for Baltimore. The corrupt elected officials hate her. They attack me for my positions, because I want the best for our inhabitants, our children, our neighborhoods. But I am not the only one, ”she concludes before attacking the passivity of the Democrats who“ have done nothing for us ”.
Le soutien total de Donald Trump
The video ends with a crowd of women clad in red – the color of the Republican Party – joining Kim Klacik in her “march for change”. Posted on September 20 to his Twitter account, the video quickly went viral and received over 1.6 million views in 48 hours. A communication blow boosted by a similar video entitled: Black Lives Don’t Matter to Democrats (understand: black lives don’t matter to Democrats, in a diversion of the Black Lives Matter slogan). In the clip posted on YouTube on August 18, the Republican candidate urged black voters to stop voting for Democrats because they “betrayed blacks.” Blessed bread for Donald Trump who congratulated the 30-something on Twitter with these words: “Kim Klacik works very hard to help the people of Baltimore. She is running for Congress as a Republican and if she wins, she will be an inspiration to us. She is fighting to rebuild the city center, health and for our soldiers and our veterans. She has my full and total support. ”
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