Vice President Kamala Harris trails the previous three Democratic candidates for the White House among Latino voters, according to a poll released Sunday, while former President Donald Trump gains support among his critics. We are now lagging behind.
investigationIt was carried out by new york times / Siena College found that Harris has slipped into low territory for Democrats and there are no signs of reversing that slide anytime soon.
the hill memo In 2016, 68 percent of Latino voters supported Democratic candidates. In 2020, her approval rating dropped to 62%, and Harris now has 56% support.
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But Republicans have gained support over time. In 2016, Trump's approval rating was 28%, and in 2020 it was 36%. The latest poll shows Trump's approval rating among Latino voters is 37%.
Trump has focused on immigration throughout his three presidential campaigns.
He has worked with the U.S. in building an argument for targeting illegal immigrants as trespassers, closing the porous borders that allow the influx, and deporting people who use them to enter the country. They set their sights on the Mexican border.
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Last week, Harris sought to appeal to Latino voters at a town hall hosted by the U.S. Spanish-language network Univision, answering questions about immigration, the economy and reproductive rights. In response, she also promised amnesty for millions of people.
a wall street journal According to Breitbart News, an analysis in early September found that Ms. Harris was unable to win back support from Mr. Trump among black, Latino, and young voters.
“This analysis is important because Democrats had hoped that President Joe Biden's decision to resign Harris would swing key voting blocs back in favor of Democratic candidates,” the article said.
An Equis poll released in June found that Latinos trust Trump more than Biden on immigration, the article said.
of times The survey was conducted between September 29 and October 6 among 902 Hispanic voters. The margin of error is 4.5 percentage points.
