The Keystone: “Republicans’ Latino outreach offices missing in 2024”

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.

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