The stars are aligned for 2020 to be a breakout year for the political participation of the Latino community, the largest minority group in the electorate at 32 million. Joe Biden will have a hard time beating Donald Trump without achieving new levels of support. But if Democrats don’t act, we predict nearly 60 percent of eligible Latino voters in battleground states will stay home.
My organization wanted to create a fuller picture of our community and figure out what might get more of them to cast ballots. So we collected nearly 30,000 interviews of Latino voters in 11 battleground states. Of our many findings, two stand out: Increased turnout among Latinas and ambivalent voters are the keys to winning in November. CONT.
Stephanie Valencia (EquisLabs), New York Times
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