Latino voters

National

Trump and Harris were in Reading, Pa., today, thanks to a bad joke about Puerto Rico

5:00am November 04, 2024

The candidates both spent time on the last day of the campaign in Reading — a majority-Latino city — where that bad joke about Puerto Rico has resonated.

National

Harris uses town hall to show empathy with Latino voters

11:28pm October 10, 2024

Vice President Harris took questions on inflation, immigration and the way she became the Democratic nominee from undecided voters in her first town hall.

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Christy Rosales owns a small clothing shop in a Latino market in East Las Vegas, Nev. She worries about the economy and that's why she plans to vote for Donald Trump in 2024.

Republicans see Latino voters in Nevada as key to retaking the White House in 2024

10:58am February 10, 2024

by Franco Ordoñez

Former President Donald Trump has pretty sharp rhetoric around immigration. At the same time, he is trying to reach a potentially powerful voting bloc in pivotal swing states: Latinos.

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President Biden delivered remarks at the White House before the Senate killed the bipartisan bill that would provide funding for border security, Israel and Ukraine.

Politics & Government

Biden's new move is playing offense on border politics. But will voters be swayed?

5:00am February 09, 2024

by Deepa Shivaram

President Biden is now blaming Republicans for the crisis at the southern border after they blocked a bipartisan bill to fund more border security. But there are limits to the strategy.

Jennifer Nuno checks her 11-year-old son's back-to-school haircut in the Lincoln Village neighborhood of Milwaukee on August 21.

In a state where elections can be close, Wisconsin Latinos learn their political power

5:00am September 03, 2023

by Franco Ordoñez

Wisconsin is not known for the power of the Latino vote, but in a state with such tiny margins even a small shift can have a big impact on national politics.

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Latino voters look beyond immigration, and hope candidates will, too

10:05am November 02, 2022

by Pablo Valdivia

While immigration remains a threshold issue for many Latino voters, it is not the only thing they're focused on ahead of the midterms.

A Joe Biden supporter attends a drive-in voter mobilization event in Miramar, Fla., on Oct. 13, 2020. Democrats lost Florida because they failed to engage and target their message to the Latino community, says Quentin James, president of The Collective PA

Democrats Are Waiting Too Long To Reach Black And Latino Voters, A New Report Says

2:38pm June 09, 2021

by Leila Fadel

Voters of color should not be treated as "get-out-the-vote targets," says the head of one of the groups that issued the report. Instead, outreach needs to start one to two years before an election.

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Geraldo Cadava, author of The Hispanic Republican: The Shaping of an American Political Identity, from Nixon to Trump

Politics & Government

What Pundits Get Wrong About The Latino Vote

3:31pm October 30, 2020

by Natalie Escobar

Geraldo Cadava, author of The Hispanic Republican, discusses the biggest misconceptions about Latino voters, who are projected to be the largest non-white voting demographic in 2020.

Black Lives Matter protesters display wristbands reading "I Voted" after leaving a polling place this month in Louisville, Ky. Activists warn Black and Latino voters are being flooded with disinformation intended to suppress turnout in the election's fina

Politics & Government

Black And Latino Voters Flooded With Disinformation In Election's Final Days

12:46pm October 30, 2020

by Shannon Bond

Hoaxes and misleading posts aimed at depressing turnout have spread on social media. Experts say it outpaces 2016, when Black voters were the top target of Russian-backed disinformation.

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Supporters of President Trump wave during a Latinos for Trump roundtable last month at the Arizona Grand Resort in Phoenix.

Many Latino Men Are Supporting President Trump This Election

1:05pm October 28, 2020

by Leila Fadel

The Latino vote will be key across the country, especially in tight races in places such as Arizona and Florida. About one quarter of Latinos, mostly men, steadily support the president, polls show.

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