Trump has enough support from Latinos to win Texas, study finds

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Houston Chronicle by  Benjamin Wermund Oct. 1, 2020

President Donald Trump has enough support from Latino voters to win Texas, but Joe Biden could pull off an upset if he wins two-thirds of the Latino vote in the state — something Hillary Clinton came close to doing in 2016 — a new analysis finds.

The analysis, by the Texas Hispanic Policy Foundation, says Trump currently holds enough support from Latino voters, 41 percent, to stave off a loss in the state. On the other hand, a poll released this week found otherwise, showing Biden with 66 percent of the Latino vote.

“A surge in Hispanic support for Biden could turn the state blue,” policy foundation President Jason Villalba, a former Republican state representative from Dallas, said in a statement. “Both campaigns should be taking Hispanic Texans very seriously right now.”

The group, using exit polls and voter file reports, projected that Hispanics will make up 27 percent of the electorate in Texas this year — up from 24 percent in 2016 and 22 percent in 2012. The group says it’s enough to decide the election.

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