He message from former United States President Donald Trump In the United States, it is increasingly aimed at the Latin American vote, unhappy with the high cost of living. This is reflected in the polls for the presidential election. Nearly three in ten Latino voters say the economy is the most important issue that will determine their vote on November 5.. For this reason, the Latino vote increasingly trusts Trump, even if he does not have a special campaign for these voters like Vice President Kamala Harris. Your key: “We’re not doing anything specific. The themes are common to everyone: inflation, high prices, they affect Latinos, Asians, African-Americans, everyone. There is no reason to do anything specific. With Latinos, I“or we do it in English and Spanish, but the message is the same for everyone.”said Jaime Florez, Spanish communications director for the Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee. This, combined with the increase in the Latino population, means that in some states, like Pennsylvaniathey start talking latin beltwhich could tip the scales in favor of Trump.
The Latino vote has traditionally voted for the Democratic Party. However, in these elections, Kamala Harriswho always has your support, recorded historic lows when data is compared to previous elections.
As you can see in the graph below, carried out from a Telemundo and NBC survey in English and Spanish a few days agoHarris gets worst data in 12 years. He lost 11 points compared to Barack Obama in 2012, 15 points compared to Hillary Clinton in 2016 and 11 points compared to Joe Biden in 2020.
Why are Latinos voting for Trump?
- Inflation and the economy. According to all surveys, such as those carried out by The Wall Street Journal And The New York TimesVoters, including Latinos, are more confident in Trump to address the issues they care about most, including inflation, the economy, illegal immigration and border insecurity.
- Values. In cities like Hazelton, Pennsylvania, where the Latino population has increased from 5% to 60% since 2000, they say their values align more closely with those of the Republican Party: “[Los latinos] They don’t need to change their values,” he said. Policy the Republican candidate for Congress, María Montero, in reference to the woke politics of the Democratic Party.
- Gender reassignment and abortion policies. According to polls, many Latinos reject the Democratic Party’s positions on sex reassignment surgery or abortion.
- Immigration. Contrary to what Democrats believe, most Hispanics don’t care about Trump’s rhetoric on illegal immigration. More than a third of Latin American voters say they favor building a wall along the US-Mexico border and the expulsion of illegal immigrants, according to the investigation New York Times. THE The majority (68%) of Latinos living in the country were born in the United States.
We are in the community to meet voters where they are.
President Trump will win a historic share of the Latin American vote.
Democrats should be shaking in their boots.
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– Persistence (@ScottPresler) October 12, 2024
Trump went to Oaks, Pennsylvaniawhere a large number of Hispanic voters were present, who came to listen to his speeches on the economy and immigration. In Allentown, a city with a higher percentage of Latinos (54%) than Los Angeles, Trump is ahead of Harris, according to polls, thanks to Latino support. Meanwhile, in Reading, where the mayor is Latino Eddie Moran, Trump’s message has also resonated with the Latino population.
