{"id":2656442,"date":"2026-09-09T05:20:23","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T09:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/polls-show-latino-voters-in-play-as-rubio-stays-on-the-sidelines\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T05:21:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T09:21:50","slug":"polls-show-latino-voters-in-play-as-rubio-stays-on-the-sidelines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/polls-show-latino-voters-in-play-as-rubio-stays-on-the-sidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Polls show Latino voters in play as Rubio stays on the sidelines"},"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%2Fpolls-show-latino-voters-in-play-as-rubio-stays-on-the-sidelines%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=2656442&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>Polls indicate that Republicans are struggling in the current midterm elections too maintain the notable gains they made among Latino voters during the previous cycle associated with Donald Trump. Notably, Marco Rubio, a prominent Hispanic Republican and close Trump ally who may run for president in 2028, has largely refrained from campaigning for GOP candidates in 2026 and does not plan to attend the upcoming republican National Committee midterm convention. His absence is seen as a sign that Trump&#8217;s coalition, especially its appeal to Latino voters, may be weakening.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Polls show <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republicans\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"240\">Republicans<\/a> struggling this midterm cycle to hold onto President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s historic gains with Latino voters, yet the party\u2019s most prominent Hispanic surrogate is sitting on the sidelines.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Secretary of State <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marco-rubio\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"51\">Marco Rubio<\/a>, a close Trump ally and potential 2028 presidential contender, has largely avoided campaigning for GOP candidates in 2026 and is not expected to appear at this week\u2019s Republican National Committee midterm convention. 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