One of the most powerful tools a campaign can use are ads. They are short, to the point, and can spread messages fast. Hillary Clinton is really effective with the kinds of ads her campaign puts out. They usually depict a group of people and what Trump has to say about them.

In one of Secretary Clinton’s ads regarding racial justice, she uses rhetorical tools beautifully. Everything from the images, wording, timing, music, etc. was perfect. In one particular ad, she used music that almost induces a state of fear. Over top, very loud and aggressive, is Mr. Trump’s voice talking about African Americans. It depicts how they have been treated at his rallies, and it’s almost impossible to not let it stir up emotion.

One of Secretary Clinton’s strategies that works amazingly well for her, especially on the topic of racial justice, is using Mr. Trump’s own words against him. Whether it’s his words regarding Hispanics, African-Americans, Immigrants, etc. there is plenty of material, and she takes full advantage of it.

Another fantastic ad depicts her speaking on and meeting with mothers of African Americans who have unjustly died at the hands of our criminal justice system. The narrator, music, imagery, once again paints this picture in your mind of Secretary Clinton fighting for racial justice (and trying to prevent Donald Trump from ruining all the work that has been done).

She is very talented at stirring up emotion in people and targeting her wanted audiences with her messages, especially ads during this campaign cycle.

When most people hear “racial justice” they think about the injustices happening to African-Americans (rightfully so due to all of the injustices they are suffering). But… Today we’re going to discuss Secretary Clinton’s stances and rhetoric when it comes to justice for immigrants of all different races.

If there’s one issue that really stands out in my mind as a huge issue that separates the two candidates in this election: it’s immigration. Donald Trump wants his infamous wall while Hillary Clinton wants the US to continue to be a country of opportunity for all people. The American Civil Liberties Union says that immigrants are the latest victims of racial profiling– mostly due to laws put in place by certain states; it’s becoming an obvious issue.

Secretary Clinton hardly ever fails to highlight Mr. Trump’s comments about immigrants and race. She brought up the issue in all of the debates. She is very good at shifting focus from herself to Mr. Trump and his hurtful words (whether you think this is a good thing or bad thing is up to interpretation). She has called him out in very direct ways: being the first person to not beat around the bush and call someone a racist on a televised presidential debate. Who wants to vote for someone who has called people who are in a position they may have been in or their friends or family, criminals, drug dealers, terrorists, and the like?

Secretary Clinton, as a speaker, is very effective in identifying her audience, and delivering the right message. A majority of legal immigrants will be voting for her. She has released ads, made speeches, and gotten amazing surrogates to deliver her message and gain voters.

Immigration reform is a huge issue that could really shape the US and our racial relations depending on which candidate pulls out a victory in November- for better or worse.

Hillary Clinton has been an advocate for racial justice her whole career. Today, we will focus on her record as a Senator for the state of New York. On her website, you can find her stances on just about every issue there is, including racial justice. In the words of her campaign, this is not a new fight for her.  

Secretary Clinton had a huge success with reforming election and voting practices that could potentially favor certain people over others. She still is working to restore voting rights to those that have been incarcerated. She wants to repair the Voter Rights Act and make voting as easy as possible for everyone.

One of her other big points is reforming the criminal justice system. Some of the rhetorical language she has used and still uses with that are things like systematic racism, racial profiling. She makes it clear that she believes that there is a huge bias against people of color. As a senator, she fought against racial profiling; she uses that exact same language in her current campaign, she wants to “end racial profiling by law enforcement”.

She has helped implement numerous programs throughout her career to aid in racial justice, and she is not done yet. Her rhetorical strategy is to keep reminding people of her record and experience with this issue. She has been proven to fight for equality among all people throughout her whole life as a lawyer, first lady, senator, and Secretary of State.

Hillary Clinton is able to give so many specific examples in her campaign about how she has helped close the gap of injustice. Secretary Clinton makes voters think about how ridiculous it is that in 2016, we don’t live in a country that values justice for all people of all races. Rhetorically, she is very effective in making people believe in, fight for, and envision a truly equal country.

It’s no secret that race relations are at an all time low in our country. As a result of this, the topic of racial justice (or injustice) is a huge topic during the current presidential race. Both candidates have made their stances pretty evident on this topic.

 

During the first debate, the moderator, Lester Holt, asked how the candidates would heal this divide. Secretary Clinton pointed out that race still determines so much including how people are treated in the criminal justice system. She has been very careful and tactful in her wording of this topic. She uses phrases such as criminal justice reform, police training, racial profiling, and gun control. She puts a lot of the responsibility of the injustices on the government and police.

Secretary Clinton does a great job of lifting up African-Americans, and brings up the point of how ridiculous it is that they are not always treated justly. She said in the debate that “it’s just a fact that if you’re a young African-American man and you do the same thing as a young white man, you are more likely to be arrested, charged, convicted, and incarcerated. So we’ve got to address the systemic racism in our criminal justice system.” She strategically gets people fired up about racial justice, and, therefore is very effective when it comes to this topic.

The other tactic Secretary Clinton uses is pointing out Mr. Trump’s failure to acknowledge these issues. She criticized his praises of “stop-and-frisk” as well as his focus on saying how violent and awful a lot of African-American communities are. She brought up many instances of Mr. Trump acting as a racist towards different groups of people. This in turn puts emphasis on how much better she could heal the injustices due to race in our country.