Republican Strategies for Winning the 2020 Election
On Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, Donald Trump became the fifth presidential
candidate in U.S. election history to lose the popular vote while winning the
Electoral College, securing 304 electoral votes to defeat Democratic candidate
rival Hillary Clinton, thus becoming the 45th President of the United States.
While Clinton had led most nationwide polls prior to the election – including
those in critical swing states – Trump emerged victorious in key states such
as Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania. With just little more than a year
until Americans decide whether to grant Trump another four years in the Oval
Office, what are the Republican strategies for winning the 2020 Election?
Join Political Strategist Jazree Friend to find out.
-Jezree Friend, M.P.A.
*This lecture will be held at our satellite locaiton at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania William P. Alexander Music Center (110 Kiltie Road, Edinboro, PA 16444);
Jezree Friend, advocates on behalf of more than 3,000 companies and small businesses in his current Senior Government Relations role. Friend previously worked in the Pennsylvania Senate and notably as the campaign manager for John Persinger during Erie’s 2017 mayoral race. Coming in as a 50 point underdog, they attracted national media attention and captured 47% of the vote despite the 3-1 registration disadvantage. He continues to be involved in local politics through his work as an political consultant, and is elected to represent Erie County in the Pennsylvania Republican State Committee. A U.S. Army veteran in the JAG Corps., he earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Edinboro University and a master’s degree in public administration from Gannon University.”
