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| They have also created a "ditch and switch" website explaining to voters which states are closed primaries and when the deadlines are for changing party affiliations.<ref name="nyt" /> They are biological sisters from ] who say they stand with the ], voicing their opinions about "media bias, political babble, and repetitive political tactics that they feel the average American is tired of being subjected to."<ref>, Diamond and Silk official website.</ref> | They have also created a "ditch and switch" website explaining to voters which states are closed primaries and when the deadlines are for changing party affiliations.<ref name="nyt" /> They are biological sisters from ] who say they stand with the ], voicing their opinions about "media bias, political babble, and repetitive political tactics that they feel the average American is tired of being subjected to."<ref>, Diamond and Silk official website.</ref> | ||
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The duo first joined Donald Trump as the '''Stump for Trump Girls''' on stage at his ] rally on December 4, 2015.<ref>, Liberty Voice, December 9, 2015.</ref> They later riled up the crowd at the Trump rally on January 2, 2016, in ],<ref>, The American Mirror, January 3, 2016.</ref> that attracted more than 14,000 people.<ref>, WKRG, January 3, 2016.</ref> At the Biloxi rally, the duo urged Democrats and independents in the audience to "ditch and switch", ''i.e.'', to register as Republicans and vote for Donald Trump in the primary and general election.<ref name="nyt" /> | ||
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pennlive.com/news/2016/03/ditch_and_switch_trump_may_be.html|title='Ditch and switch': Trump may be behind mass Democratic party exodus in Pa., experts say|website=PennLive.com|access-date=2016-03-25}}</ref>Thanks to the Ditch and Switch Now movement started by the two North Carolina sisters, Diamond and Silk, Nearly 46,000 Pennsylvania Democrats have switched to Republicans since the beginning of the year. The paper says in Massachusetts, as many as 20,000 Democrats have gone from blue-to-red this year with Trump cited as a primary reason. And in Ohio, as many as 1,000 blue collar workers have promised to switch parties and vote for Trump.<ref>{{Citation|last=Bill Still|title=Still Report # 704 - 46k PA Dems Switched to GOP|date=2016-03-13|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VN1L9ruIN5Y|accessdate=2016-03-25}}</ref> | |||
| Diamond and Silk were criticized in 2016 for giving an audio interview with ] of ]. Friend has been described as a neo-Nazi and Holocaust denier. <ref name="naziinterview">{{cite web|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/03/26/stump-for-trump-surrogates-promote-the-donald-on-neo-nazi-show.html|title=‘Stump for Trump’ Surrogates Promote The Donald on Neo-Nazi Show}}</ref> | |||
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/mit-media-lab/who-s-influencing-election-2016-8bed68ddecc3#.by6gidy65|title=Who’s Influencing Election 2016?|last=Machines|first=Lab for Social|date=2016-02-23|website=Medium|access-date=2016-03-25}}</ref>Diamond and Silk come in 94th place for being one of many to influencing the 2016 Election. Donald Trump placed first. | |||
| A female reporter from the Huffington Post felt very intimidated by these two strong black conservative women that her aim was to do a character assignation. If you know Diamond and Silk, you know that they were not going to allow this foolishness. So they did a video to the Huffington Post reporter and all I can say is she messed with the wrong sistas. <ref name="naziinterview">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gccch2nutTc|title=The Huffington Post did a Hit Piece on Diamond and Silk. No worries, here's our $hit piece to them}}</ref> | |||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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Lynnette Hardaway and Rochelle Richardson, better known by their stage name Diamond and Silk are an American duo mainly active as video bloggers and YouTube personalities. Hardaway and her co-host Richardson are former Democrats. The duo came to wider prominence in 2015 as supporters of conservative Presidential candidate Donald Trump after posting a video criticizing Fox News host Megyn Kelly for asking irrelevant questions during the first GOP candidate debate. While they are not formally affiliated with the Trump campaign or paid by it, they have been urging other supporters of Trump to follow suit on social media and at rallies.
They have also created a "ditch and switch" website explaining to voters which states are closed primaries and when the deadlines are for changing party affiliations. They are biological sisters from North Carolina who say they stand with the silent majority, voicing their opinions about "media bias, political babble, and repetitive political tactics that they feel the average American is tired of being subjected to."
The duo first joined Donald Trump as the Stump for Trump Girls on stage at his Raleigh, North Carolina rally on December 4, 2015. They later riled up the crowd at the Trump rally on January 2, 2016, in Biloxi, Mississippi, that attracted more than 14,000 people. At the Biloxi rally, the duo urged Democrats and independents in the audience to "ditch and switch", i.e., to register as Republicans and vote for Donald Trump in the primary and general election.
Thanks to the Ditch and Switch Now movement started by the two North Carolina sisters, Diamond and Silk, Nearly 46,000 Pennsylvania Democrats have switched to Republicans since the beginning of the year. The paper says in Massachusetts, as many as 20,000 Democrats have gone from blue-to-red this year with Trump cited as a primary reason. And in Ohio, as many as 1,000 blue collar workers have promised to switch parties and vote for Trump.
Diamond and Silk come in 94th place for being one of many to influencing the 2016 Election. Donald Trump placed first.
A female reporter from the Huffington Post felt very intimidated by these two strong black conservative women that her aim was to do a character assignation. If you know Diamond and Silk, you know that they were not going to allow this foolishness. So they did a video to the Huffington Post reporter and all I can say is she messed with the wrong sistas.
See also
References
- Former Democrats Stump For Trump. Fox Business, Varney and Co. January 8, 2016
- ^ Supporters Seek to Persuade Democrats to ‘Ditch and Switch’ for Donald Trump, New York Times, January 7, 2016.
- About us, Diamond and Silk official website.
- Donald Trump Supporters Diamond and Silk a Comedy Act?, Liberty Voice, December 9, 2015.
- ‘Stump for Trump’ duo rock capacity crowd at MS rally, The American Mirror, January 3, 2016.
- Sold-Out Crowd at Donald Trump’s Biloxi Rally, WKRG, January 3, 2016.
- "'Ditch and switch': Trump may be behind mass Democratic party exodus in Pa., experts say". PennLive.com. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
- Bill Still (2016-03-13), Still Report # 704 - 46k PA Dems Switched to GOP, retrieved 2016-03-25
- Machines, Lab for Social (2016-02-23). "Who's Influencing Election 2016?". Medium. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
- "The Huffington Post did a Hit Piece on Diamond and Silk. No worries, here's our $hit piece to them".
External links
- Diamond and Silk, official website.