{"id":2332318,"date":"2024-08-28T06:37:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T10:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-reenergizing-hispanic-voters-who-were-slipping-under-biden-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-28T06:39:50","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T10:39:50","slug":"harris-reenergizing-hispanic-voters-who-were-slipping-under-biden-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-reenergizing-hispanic-voters-who-were-slipping-under-biden-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris reenergizing Hispanic voters who were &#8216;slipping&#8217; under Biden &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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%2Fharris-reenergizing-hispanic-voters-who-were-slipping-under-biden-washington-examiner%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=2332318&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>The article \u200cdiscusses the resurgence\u2064 of support for Vice President Kamala Harris among Hispanic and \u200cLatino \u2064voters, which is critical for\u2063 her 2024 electoral strategy. Following a\u2062 period of waning enthusiasm \u200dfor President Joe Biden among this demographic, particularly after \u2063encounters with former President Donald Trump, Harris&#8217;s candidacy appears to revitalize \u2063interest and engagement. <\/p>\n<p>Key political figures, \u200csuch as \u200cCharles Rodriguez from the Puerto Rico \u2064Democrats and Rep. Robert Garcia, note an increased excitement among Latino\u200d voters\u2062 who feel more connected to\u2063 Harris compared to Biden. Polling data suggests that Harris leads Trump significantly among registered Hispanic voters, indicating a shift\u200d from\u2063 Biden&#8217;s \u200bearlier support.<\/p>\n<p>The article emphasizes\u2063 that addressing pertinent issues\u2063 like\u2062 immigration, foreign\u200d policy,\u200c and economic \u2063opportunities is essential \u2062for securing this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-union-biden-feels-political-pinch-of-historic-uaw-strike\/\" title=\"Biden faces political pressure from UAW strike.\">crucial voter base<\/a>. Harris \u200dis actively engaging with Latino communities, utilizing\u2063 platforms like WhatsApp and launching\u2063 targeted Spanish-language ads, and presenting her record on border security\u200c as part of her campaign. \u2063Despite Republican criticisms of her role regarding\u200b immigration, supporters argue that her personal connection to immigrant communities enhances her appeal.\u2063 <\/p>\n<p>The overall message hints \u2063at\u200d a consolidation \u2064of support \u2063for Harris among\u200b Latino voters, which may prove pivotal in the\u2063 upcoming election,\u2063 provided her campaign \u2063continues to resonate with\u2064 their \u200dconcerns and\u2062 priorities.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Harris energizing Hispanic and Latino voters who were &lsquo;slipping&rsquo; under Biden<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1739132\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>CHICAGO &mdash;<\/strong> Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a>&rsquo;s rise to the top of the Democratic ticket appears to be reenergizing Hispanic and Latino voters, a voting demographic key to her 2024 coalition.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>It&rsquo;s a turnaround from a couple of months ago when President&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a>&nbsp;saw his lead with Hispanic and Latino voters over former President&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>&nbsp;dwindling.<\/p>\n<p>Charles Rodriguez, the chairman of the Puerto Rico Democrats, said after Biden&rsquo;s June 27 debate against Trump that many Puerto Ricans located in the mainland United States, particularly Florida, &ldquo;lost enthusiasm&rdquo; for Biden&rsquo;s candidacy.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;&#8203;&#8203;They were slipping. And when I say slipping, not necessarily to vote for Trump but just not turn out and vote,&rdquo; Rodriguez told the <em>Washington Examiner.<\/em> &ldquo;But once she announced, because I maintain a lot of contact with the Puerto Ricans in central Florida, everyone got excited.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) echoed a similar sentiment as Rodriguez while speaking to reporters last week at the Democratic National Convention, saying, &ldquo;I think what we&rsquo;re seeing is Latino vote has consolidated around the vice president. In every state, she&rsquo;s doing better.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He continued, &ldquo;I was just in Nevada and Arizona, talking to Latino groups, and the energy is, like, real. I think she&rsquo;s someone that knows the community, understands the community, and people are fired up. You&rsquo;re gonna see more and more Latinos, especially those that were undecided, all moving towards Kamala Harris. And that, I think will continue.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A memo put out by Equis research <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weareequis.us\/research\/xssaug2024bgmemo#about-the-polling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>earlier this month<\/a> shows that the excitement Rodriguez and Garcia have felt is being seen in polling as well, with Harris leading Trump 56% to 37% among registered Hispanic voters in all seven swing states.<\/p>\n<p>For comparison, the research organization&rsquo;s previous polling only showed Biden leading Trump by a 5-point margin, a significant decline from his 2020 numbers when he won with 65% support from Hispanic and Latino voters.<\/p>\n<p>Harris&rsquo;s ability to clinch the White House may hinge on how successful her campaign is in identifying the issues that matter to Latino voters, especially in key swing states such as Arizona, Nevada, and Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>Juan Acosta, a first-generation Mexican immigrant who attended the DNC as a credentialed content creator, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> he believed immigration is a &ldquo;huge issue&rdquo; for Latino voters.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think a lot of people &hellip; have felt let down by lack of inaction for immigration policies giving Dreamers a pathway to citizenship,&rdquo; said Acosta, who lives in California. &ldquo;And as someone who&rsquo;s really passionate about that myself, who&rsquo;s a big advocate for it, I think sometimes people forget how government works and that it&rsquo;s not as easy to have a president who&rsquo;s in support of these things in office but that we need votes from the Senate, from the House, and we tend to zoom out a lot when it comes to some of these issues that are very complex.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rosana Arteaga-Lopenza, the sole Hispanic delegate from the Vermont delegation, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that foreign policy is a top issue for her as a Venezuelan American, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unrefugees.org\/emergencies\/venezuela\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>noting the humanitarian crisis<\/a> the region is undergoing, but she also recognized the economy as a priority.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Although President Biden and VP Harris have done an incredible job, there are still families around the nation that don&rsquo;t feel that progress, and we need to make sure that there is a Democrat in the White House for the next term so we can view those policies, celebrate the policies that they have spent so many years working on,&rdquo; said Arteaga-Lopenza.<\/p>\n<p>While speaking to reporters outside the DNC&rsquo;s Aug. 19 labor council meeting, Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA), a top surrogate for Harris who was on her short list for a running mate, said that as he talks to Latino voters in his own state, particularly areas with growing Latino populations such as Allentown, Redding, and Philadelphia, voters &ldquo;basically want the same things that most other Pennsylvanians want.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He continued, &ldquo;They want good schools for their kids. They want safe communities. They want economic opportunity, and they want government to protect their freedoms, not restrict them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Harris&rsquo;s campaign has already started making overtures to the key voting demographic, launching a Whatsapp group called &ldquo;Latinos con Harris-Walz&rdquo; during the DNC designed to target Latino voters, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/internet\/2024\/01\/31\/americans-social-media-use\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>over 50% of Hispanic adults<\/a> reporting using the app.<\/p>\n<p>Harris&rsquo;s campaign also launched a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=F_D_TJYPmmM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>new ad<\/a> in battleground states that targets Latino voters. The ad, which is in Spanish and is part of a part of a seven-figure media blitz, highlights Harris&rsquo;s work on the border throughout her political career.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When it comes to fixing our border, no one will fight harder than Vice President Harris. As attorney general of a border state, she took on the cartels, human traffickers, international gangs, and won,&rdquo; Harris-Walz Coalitions Media Director Maca Casado said in a statement announcing the ad. &ldquo;And as Vice President she has kept families together, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wall-of-waste-can-trumps-signature-border-issue-deliver-him-a-second-term\/\" title=\"Can Trump&#039;s border issue secure him a second term?\">supported immigration reform<\/a> and worked with Republicans and Democrats to create the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-gov-hochul-announces-thousands-of-jobs-available-statewide-for-migrants\/\" title=\"NY Gov. Hochul offers numerous job opportunities across the state for migrants.\">strongest border security bill<\/a> in decades, but Trump tanked it because he thought it would help him politically.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While Harris has sought to make her work on the border a strength for her campaign, Republicans have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3095128\/house-republicans-prepare-hit-harris-over-border-weakness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>argued that she is responsible<\/a> for the record increase in immigration throughout the Biden administration. A <a href=\"https:\/\/kamalaborderbloodbath.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>website<\/a> paid for by the Republican National Committee says Harris is &ldquo;complicit&rdquo; in the border crisis and &ldquo;helped create the worst border crisis in U.S. history by unleashing open-border policies.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump and his allies have particularly targeted Harris for her work under the Biden administration to address the surge of migration from the Northern Triangle countries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Republican attacks, Arteaga-Lopenza said she doesn&rsquo;t think that Republicans and the MAGA movement have taken &ldquo;immigration seriously at all,&rdquo; stating that Harris has &ldquo;done an incredible job&rdquo; in her role as vice president.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;&#8203;&#8203;She is the legacy that if you work hard &mdash; she&rsquo;s a first-generation immigrant,&rdquo; said Arteaga-Lopenza. &ldquo;She understands the pain that every immigrant has to go through, and she is the perfect person, and she has done an incredible job to connect with a community that has been forgotten and not seen for so many administrations.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Acosta similarly applauded Harris&rsquo;s ability to connect with communities, saying he believes &ldquo;Harris being at the top of the ticket energized the community a lot, and I do believe that there&rsquo;s this message of joy and hope that this campaign is bringing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump has made his own efforts to court Hispanic and Latino voters in his bid to reclaim the White House, sitting down for an interview with Univision <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/opinion\/msnbc-opinion\/trump-univision-interview-latino-voters-division-rcna124466\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>earlier this year<\/a> in which he called Latino people &ldquo;unbelievable entrepreneurial people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Latino vote is so incredible because they&rsquo;re unbelievable people,&rdquo; said Trump. &ldquo;They have incredible skills, incredible energy, and they&rsquo;re very entrepreneurial. All you have to do is look at the owners of Univision.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He continued, &ldquo;They&rsquo;re unbelievable entrepreneurial people. And they like me. You know, there&rsquo;s never been anything like it in the Republican Party. I&rsquo;ve been a Republican and am a Republican, and we have tremendous support from the, I call Hispanic, Latino, you have lots of different terms. But it all means the same thing as far as I&rsquo;m concerned. It&rsquo;s, they&rsquo;re just great people, incredible people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1739132\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1739132\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harris Revitalizing Hispanic and Latino Voter Support That Was Declining Under Biden<\/p>\n<p>CHICAGO \u2014 The ascent of Vice President Kamala Harris within the Democratic party seems to be reinvigorating Hispanic and Latino voters, a crucial demographic for her coalition in the 2024 election. This marks a shift from recent months when President Joe Biden&#8217;s support among these voters began to wane against former President Donald Trump. Charles Rodriguez, chairman of the Puerto Rico Democrats, noted that after Biden&#8217;s June 27 debate with Trump, many Puerto Ricans on the mainland, especially in Florida, &#8220;lost enthusiasm&#8221; for his campaign. &#8220;They were slipping\u2014not necessarily towards Trump but simply not showing up to vote,&#8221; Rodriguez explained to the Washington Examiner. However, he added that excitement surged once Harris announced her candidacy.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) shared similar observations during a press conference at the Democratic National Convention last week, stating that Latino voters are consolidating their support around Harris and expressing real energy in states like Nevada and Arizona. He believes she understands their community well and is likely to attract more undecided Latinos as her campaign progresses.<\/p>\n<p>A memo from Equis Research released earlier this month indicates that this renewed enthusiasm is reflected in polling data; Harris currently leads Trump by 56% to 37% among registered Hispanic voters across seven swing states\u2014an improvement compared to previous polls where Biden only had a narrow five-point lead over Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Harris\u2019s success in securing the presidency may depend on how effectively her campaign addresses issues important to Latino voters in key battlegrounds such as Arizona, Nevada, and Pennsylvania. Juan Acosta, a first-generation Mexican immigrant attending the DNC as a content creator, emphasized immigration as a significant concern for many Latinos who feel let down by insufficient action on policies affecting Dreamers&#8217; pathways to citizenship.<\/p>\n<p>Rosana Arteaga-Lopenza from Vermont highlighted foreign policy issues due to her Venezuelan American background while also acknowledging economic concerns among families who may not yet feel progress despite efforts by Biden and Harris.<\/p>\n<p>Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro (D), an advocate for Harris who was considered for her running mate position, mentioned that Latino voters share common desires with other Pennsylvanians: quality education for their children, safe communities, economic opportunities, and government protection of freedoms rather than restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>To engage this vital voting bloc further during the DNC event, Harris\u2019s campaign launched \u201cLatinos con Harris-Walz,\u201d a WhatsApp group aimed at connecting with Latino constituents\u2014over half of whom reportedly use the app\u2014and rolled out new Spanish-language ads focusing on her border-related initiatives throughout her career.<\/p>\n<p>While Republicans criticize Harris&#8217;s handling of immigration under Biden\u2019s administration\u2014claiming she contributed significantly to current border challenges\u2014Arteaga-Lopenza defended her record as one reflecting understanding and connection with immigrant communities often overlooked by past administrations. Acosta echoed this sentiment about how energizing it has been for communities now seeing representation at such high levels within government.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has also made attempts recently to appeal directly to Hispanic and Latino voters through media engagements where he praised their entrepreneurial spirit but faces skepticism regarding his sincerity compared with ongoing Republican critiques against Democrats\u2019 immigration policies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3395,"featured_media":2332319,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ap-kamala-harris-convention-082624-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,4021,36247,39493],"class_list":["post-2332318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-harris","tag-hispanic-voters","tag-reenergizing"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ap-kamala-harris-convention-082624-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332318","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3395"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2332318"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2332318\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2332319"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2332318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2332318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2332318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}