{"id":2245380,"date":"2024-05-15T17:46:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T21:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hollywood-star-eva-longoria-a-no-show-for-biden-rally-in-az-as-presidents-latino-support-falters\/"},"modified":"2024-05-15T17:47:42","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T21:47:42","slug":"hollywood-star-eva-longoria-a-no-show-for-biden-rally-in-az-as-presidents-latino-support-falters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hollywood-star-eva-longoria-a-no-show-for-biden-rally-in-az-as-presidents-latino-support-falters\/","title":{"rendered":"Eva Longoria&#8217;s Absence at Biden Rally in Arizona Signals Latino Support Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhollywood-star-eva-longoria-a-no-show-for-biden-rally-in-az-as-presidents-latino-support-falters%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2245380&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Eva Longoria canceled hosting\u200d a campaign event for President\u2064 Biden\u2064 in Phoenix\u2063 due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-sky-news-advise-vaccinated-passengers-against-air-travel\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Did Sky News Advise Vaccinated Passengers Against Air Travel?\">travel issues<\/a>. The Biden campaign called off the event on \u2063the same day. Longoria aimed\u200b to rally\u200c Latinas in support of \u2062Biden,\u200d highlighting concerns over Trump&#8217;s\u2064 treatment of Latinos. Recent polls \u200dshow a decline in Biden&#8217;s favorability among \u2062Latinos. Eva Longoria&#8217;s campaign event for President Biden in Phoenix was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fighter-jet-crashes-into-apartment-building-during-michigan-air-show\/\" title=\"Michigan air show marred by fighter jet crash into apartment building.\">canceled \u2062due<\/a> to travel issues. The Biden campaign also called off the event on the \u2063same\u200d day. Longoria&#8217;s focus\u200b was on uniting Latinas\u2063 to \u200bsupport\u2062 Biden and emphasizing \u200cworries about Trump&#8217;s stance on\u200c Latinos. Recent polls indicate a drop in Biden&#8217;s popularity among Latino \u200cvoters.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/randydesoto\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/randydesoto\/%20\"><span>Randy DeSoto<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 15, 2024 at 1:58pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>\u201cDesperate Housewives\u201d star Eva Longoria canceled plans to host a campaign event in support of President Joe Biden in Phoenix on Monday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/story\/news\/politics\/arizona\/2024\/05\/13\/eva-longoria-to-campaign-for-president-joe-biden-in-phoenix\/73645863007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Arizona Republic<\/a> reported the Biden campaign called off the event that day citing unspecified travel issues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLongoria was expected to host an event focused on rallying Latinas behind the president. She had planned to argue that Biden\u2019s 2024 rival, former President Donald Trump, has \u2018demonized Latinos throughout his political career\u2019 and his agenda for a second term would particularly harm Latinas and their families, the campaign said,\u201d according to the Republic.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign had publicized the event with news outlets like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2024\/05\/13\/eva-longoria-campaign-president-joe-biden-phoenix\/73670451007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/in-the-know\/4660755-eva-longoria-campaign-biden-phoenix-arizona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-13412943\/Eva-Longoria-endorses-Joe-Biden-Kamala-Harris-election-campaign-Arizona-slamming-Donald-Trump.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.K. Daily Mail<\/a>, in addition to the Republic, picking up the story in advance of it.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipsos.com\/sites\/default\/files\/ct\/news\/documents\/2024-04\/Axios%20Telemundo%20Topline%20Writeup%20W6%20Q1%202024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">poll<\/a> released last month found by Axios\/Ipsos that Biden\u2019s favorability among Latinos has fallen from 53 percent in December 2021 during his first year in office to 41 percent in March of this year.<\/p>\n<p>A New York Times\/Siena College <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/13\/us\/politics\/biden-trump-battleground-poll.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">poll<\/a> released on Monday showed Trump ahead in five of six key <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nyt-polls-find-trump-upended-electoral-map-leads-biden-5-battleground-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/update-corrupted-software-that-stole-6000-votes-from-trump-in-michigan-county-shut-down-for-two-hours-in-red-counties-in-georgia-on-election-day\/\" title=\"Update: Corrupted Software that Stole 6,000 Votes From Trump in Michigan County -- Shut Down for TWO HOURS in Red Counties in Georgia on Election Day\">swing states<\/a><\/a> that Biden carried in 2020, including Arizona.<\/p>\n<p>According to the survey, Trump has a 49 to 42 percent lead over the president in the Grand Canyon State.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Republicans are on OFFENSE in 2024:<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcc8Trump leading in 5 of 6 Swing States<br \/> \ud83d\udcc8Trump at 50% in Nevada<br \/> \ud83d\udcc8Trump UP 7 in Arizona<br \/> \ud83d\udcc8Trump UP 10 in Georgia<br \/> \ud83d\udcc8New Jersey IN PLAY<br \/> \ud83d\udcc8Virginia IN PLAY<br \/> \ud83d\udcc8Minnesota IN PLAY<br \/> \ud83d\udcc81M+ GOP Voter Advantage in Florida<\/p>\n<p>Americans are ready for CHANGE. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iHEjHTlDU3\">pic.twitter.com\/iHEjHTlDU3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Byron Donalds (@ByronDonalds) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ByronDonalds\/status\/1790011938614772049?\">May 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2024\/05\/13\/us\/elections\/times-siena-poll-registered-voter-crosstabs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cross-tabs<\/a> of the Times poll show Biden and Trump evenly splitting the Hispanic vote with 31 percent each in the six swing states, with independent Robert F. Kennedy Jr. included in the race.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Will Biden&#8217;s loss of Hispanic support cost him the election?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-rfk-jr-says-full-term-abortions-allowed-doesnt-want-leave-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RFK Jr.<\/a> is not on the ballot, Biden slightly edges out Trump 45 to 42 percent, among Hispanics, with 12 percent undecided or declined to answer.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/politics\/2021\/06\/30\/behind-bidens-2020-victory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pew Research Center<\/a>, Biden carried 59 percent of the Hispanic vote to Trump\u2019s 38 percent in the 2020 election.<\/p>\n<p>Biden and Longoria were together last summer at the White House when the president hosted a screening of the film she directed titled, \u201cFlamin\u2019 Hot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a dramatized biopic of a one-time janitor at a Frito-Lay plant in southern California who took credit for creating the popular Cheetos flavoring of the same name, though a 2021 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/business\/story\/2021-05-16\/flamin-hot-cheetos-richard-montanez\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles Times<\/a> article disputed his claim.<\/p>\n<p>(The dispute was fairly decisive, with the article citing \u201cinterviews with more than a dozen former Frito-Lay employees, the archival record and Frito-Lay itself.\u201d It was headlined, \u201cThe man who didn\u2019t invent Flamin\u2019 Hot Cheetos.\u201d)<\/p>\n<p>After the White House screening, Biden was called out on social media for allowing his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hollywood-star-eva-longoria-recoils-pushes-bidens-wandering-hands-away-white-house-event\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hands to wander<\/a> in a hug with Longoria.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WATCH?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WATCH<\/a> | Strange moment: Eva Longoria pushes Joe Biden away after the president placed his hands on her back during the actress\u2019s visit to the White House to screen the film \u201cFlamin\u2019 Hot\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y4b76NAAda\">pic.twitter.com\/y4b76NAAda<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 VOZ (@Voz_US) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Voz_US\/status\/1669727198830551041?\">June 16, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Longoria is a long-time supporter of the Democratic Party, speaking at its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1ZScy7Ja0rk&#038;ab_channel=CNN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2012 national convention<\/a> getting behind then-President Barack Obama\u2019s re-election campaign and at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Rf5YhqFcjvE&#038;ab_channel=CBSNews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2016 convention<\/a> backing Hillary Clinton.<\/p>\n<p>The actress also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThisWeekABC\/status\/1295526897624002561\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">kicked off<\/a> the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democrats-preparing-possible-virtual-convention-avoid-repeat-68-anti-war-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">virtual convention<\/a> the Democratic Party held in 2020.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We who work here at The Western Journal have fought for years against Big Tech and the elites who want to shut us down and then shut America down. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Make no mistake \u2014 nothing will be the same after November 2024. 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Please don\u2019t let the America-hating left win. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Stand with us today<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44657\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/randydesoto\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44657\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44657\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44657\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44657\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Randy DeSoto has written more than 3,000 articles for The Western Journal since he joined the company in 2015. He is a graduate of West Point and Regent University School of Law. He is the author of the book &#8220;We Hold These Truths&#8221; and screenwriter of the political documentary &#8220;I Want Your Money.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Birthplace <\/p>\n<p>  Harrisburg, Pennsylvania <\/p>\n<p>  Nationality <\/p>\n<p>  American <\/p>\n<p>  Honors\/Awards <\/p>\n<p>  Graduated dean&#8217;s list from West Point <\/p>\n<p>  Education <\/p>\n<p>  United States Military Academy at West Point, Regent University School of Law <\/p>\n<p>  Books Written <\/p>\n<p>  We Hold These Truths <\/p>\n<p>  Professional Memberships <\/p>\n<p>  Virginia and Pennsylvania state bars <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  Phoenix, Arizona <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Politics, Entertainment, Faith <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actress Eva Longoria, known for &#8220;Desperate Housewives,&#8221; scrapped plans to host a President Biden campaign event in Phoenix due to travel problems. The Arizona Republic revealed the event cancellation on the same day. 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