CNN's Casey Hunt said Tuesday that his fellow CNN panelists suggested the term “Latino” is a term that doesn't resonate with Latino voters and that Vice President Kamala Harris continues to struggle with that demographic. Democratic politicians questioned whether the term “Latino” should be dropped.
Hunt asked former President Biden communications director Kate Bedingfield whether Democrats should abandon the “Latin framework.”
The term, pronounced “Latin-X,” has been pushed into the mainstream by academics, activists and celebrities in recent years as an alternative to the gender-specific terms “Latino” and “Latina,” but it hasn't caught on. A September Pew Research survey found that while more Latinos recognize the term compared to 2019, fewer Latinos actually use the term than respondents. It turned out that only 4%.
“I would say that the 2020 Biden campaign, based on what I'm hearing from voters on the ground, didn't necessarily resonate with them,” Bedingfield said.
A CNN panel debated Tuesday what is causing Kamala Harris' low approval ratings among Hispanic voters and whether Democrats should eliminate the “Latino” slot. (Screenshot/CNN)
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“It still felt like a word used by experts, political experts, people in the political class,” she added, again pointing out that it does not resonate with Latin American voters.
Harris is losing support among Latino and black voters, according to a new poll from USA Today and Suffolk University.
A new poll finds that Latino voters now support Mr. Trump 49% to 38%. Black voters support Harris 72% to 17%, a 55-point difference that is significantly smaller than the advantage Democrats have traditionally enjoyed.
Hunt also spoke to Republican Miami Mayor Francis Suarez about why Latinos are shunning Democrats.
Vice Democratic presidential candidate listens to Stevie Wonder perform “Song of Salvation” during a worship and early voting event at Divine Faith Ministries International on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, in Jonesboro, Georgia. President Kamala Harris. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Martin)
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“Democrats have had four years under this administration, and they don't have a record of success with Hispanics,” Suarez said. “Democrats are monolithic and label Hispanics as Latinos, which does not resonate with the Hispanic community.”
He argued that Hispanics feel that Democrats are not listening to them or improving their lives.
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Axios' Alex Thompson opened the segment by warning that Harris' push to the far left is now “hurting her” as she ran for president in 2019.
FOX News' Timothy Nerozzi contributed to this report.
