Vice President Kamala Harris faces further electoral decline among Latino voters, despite historically being a reliable demographic for Democrats.
Former President Donald Trump had 49% support among Latino voters, leading Harris by 11 points, but the Democratic candidate only had 38%. According to in a USA TODAY/Suffolk University poll Monday. Although Mr. Trump is winning over his supporters, this decline in approval ratings is a cause for concern for the Harris campaign.
Latinos have consistently voted for Democratic presidential candidates. 2020, President Joe Biden safe Trump received 32% support compared to 65% of the Hispanic vote. Similarly, Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton won In 2016, 66% of the Hispanic vote supported Trump;
“She stopped targeting specific groups and instead said, 'I'm going to be a president for all Americans,'” said John McHenry, a Republican polling analyst and vice president of North Star Opinion Research. I need to say that,” he told Blaze News.
“Her boat has enough leaks that she just needs a new boat,” McHenry continued.
This trend could have a particularly significant impact on the 2024 presidential election in battleground states with large Hispanic populations. Approximately one-third of the population arizona and nevada These two heavily Latino states have become increasingly close for presidential candidates.
President Trump's average score in Arizona is currently 1.8 points. first Harris' approval rating is narrower than the 4.2 percentage point difference in July after President Joe Biden withdrew from the race. Trump too is holding Nevada has a 0.9-point advantage, and coach Harris has managed to close the gap from a four-point deficit in late July.
“This puts Nevada at risk, it certainly puts Arizona at risk, but it also puts Georgia and North Carolina at risk,” McHenry told Blaze News. “It's not a huge percentage of the population, but it might be enough, especially in Georgia, where we had an 11,000-vote difference last time. At this point, you can lose just about any demographic.”
Democratic candidates are still trying to recoup their losses. Harris' campaign released Just a week after unveiling an “opportunity policy” for Black men, he released a list of policy proposals on Tuesday that he said would “bring real change to Latino men and their families.”
Similar to last week's pitch, Harris offered interest-free, fully forgivable small business loans for Hispanics, down payment assistance for first-time Hispanic home buyers, and a $6,000 child tax credit for Latino families. Provided.
“She has 55 plans to increase the deficit, but what is she really going to do?” Mr McHenry told Blaze News. “There's no real sense of an overarching goal. There's no real sense of leadership when you're cherry-picking the groups you talk to.”
Harris is trying to regain lost ground given her deeply unpopular record. A majority of Hispanic voters, 55%, disapprove of her as vice president, while only 35% approve, according to a USA TODAY/Suffolk University poll.
Hispanics also prefer Trump over Harris to solve the issues that matter most to them. According to the poll, Mr. Trump outperformed Ms. Harris among Hispanics on the economy, 58% to 34%, and on immigration, 54% to 38%. A majority (56%) said Trump would provide strong leadership, but only 38% said the same about Harris.
“I think the economic performance of the Biden-Harris administration is forcing a lot of people, particularly Hispanic voters, to vote based on what's in their pockets rather than social issues,” McHenry told Blaze News. told.
“She's afraid of losing,” McHenry continued. “She's not going to lose the entire Hispanic electorate, but she's afraid she's going to lose a lot of the Hispanic vote.”
Harris' campaign did not respond to Blaze News' requests for comment.
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