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With Latinos making up 15% of eligible U.S. voters, both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are intensely focused on securing their support. Long-term trends suggest that Latino men may be shifting toward the Right, while Latina women remain more strongly aligned with the Democratic camp. Despite Harris holding a majority of Latino support, her lead is the smallest it has been for any Democratic presidential nominee in the last four election cycles.
Watch the video above as Straight Arrow News contributor Ruben Navarrette examines several ways Harris fell short in her outreach to Latino voters.
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The following is an excerpt from the above video
Attention Kamala Harris, madam vice president. In the spirit of the old UPS commercial, you need to ask, “What can Brown do for you, girl?“
Given that this presidential election is essentially tied and every vote counts, a strong showing with Latinos could put Harris in the White House. The ball game will come down to seven crucial battleground states: Michigan, 5.6% Latino; Wisconsin, 7.6% Latino; Pennsylvania, 8.1% Latino; Georgia, 10.5% Latino; North Carolina, 10.7% Latino; Nevada, 28.7% Latino; and Arizona, 30.7% Latino. It’s no wonder that Harris has, in the final month of the campaign, finally discovered Latinos like some Spanish conquistador in the 16th century and tried to scare up some votes for herself and, more precisely, against her opponent, Donald Trump.
But she’s got at least three things working against her. One, the hour is late. She waited too long. Two, the record is thin. She has no history with Latinos to build on. And three, the appeal is limited. She’s so focused on what’s wrong with Trump that she never gets around to tell us what’s right with her.
