Ben Carson campaign releases rap song in latest example of efforts to reach African-American votes | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

People running Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson’s campaign revealed part of their strategy with African-American voters Thursday. The renowned black neurosurgeon will appeal to young African-Americans with a hip hop radio ad, because that’s the “language that they prefer,” Carson’s campaign told ABC News. A new $150,000 radio ad buy, called “Freedom,” features a largely…

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson is running a rap ad in an effort to attract black voters. ABC News reports the 60-second radio ad, “Freedom,” is scheduled to air on Friday in eight markets. The rap ad uses rapper Aspiring Mogul, with portions of Carson’s stump speech throughout the ad. “His new $150,000 radio ad buy,…