Fair enough, as I don't trust polls either.
Notwithstanding polls, several high profile conservative minorities like Donalds, Sears and Scott as well as the DemtoGOP Dallas mayor Johnson, who have the ear of blacks who differ with Dem policy publicly. They will have an influence in upcoming elections.
Trump does not just stand for the GOP. He stands for upending the establishment antics that have caused massive inflation, illegals influx, destruction of social mores and the like.
To that end, Kamala is the same as Biden.
And now there is a high profile Latino group who has targeted Latinos who believe in American values to vote Republican.
Latino voters now moving away from Democrat candidates
In the past 4 years, millions of Latino-Americans have become eligible to vote, making the Latino population account for 14.7% of all eligible voters. This increasingly independent cohort is up for grabs
Adeline Von Drehle
August 17, 2024In the past four years, approximately 4 million Latino Americans have become eligible to vote, making the Latino population account for 14.7% of all eligible voters. This increasingly independent cohort is up for grabs, and one conservative Latino-focused PAC intends to win them over.
The bloc was a key part of the coalition that helped deliver President Joe Biden to the White House in 2020. In 12 of the 13 states with the largest Latino populations, Latinos supported Biden over former President Donald Trump by a margin of at least two to one. And in nine of the 13 states, that margin was at least three to one. Only in Florida was Biden's margin less than two to one.
Biden achieved no extraordinary feat with these numbers – Latinos have historically voted Democrat. But recent polling suggests Latino voters are increasingly moving away from Democratic candidates – and toward independents. Pew Research polling from July showed that 36% of all registered Latinos supported Biden and 36% supported Trump, while 24% supported independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
"What was happening on the Democratic side is that an increasing number of people …[were] choosing more independent," Clarissa Martinez, a voting expert with the advocacy group UnidosUS, told NPR. "[That] took away support from the traditional 60% level that Democrats have enjoyed, but it wasn't translating directly as support on the Republican side."
Now, as the country hurdles toward November at breakneck speed, the Koch-funded Libre Advocacy Group is trying to convince Latino voters that they should support the Republican Party at the ballot box.
Libre is "the only game in town when it comes to the center right," in the words of President Daniel Garza. The PAC operates in 15 different states and employs door-knocking to identify Latinos who are aligned with their ideals and "go after them," said Garza.
Libre is throwing its weight behind dozens of Republican Congressional candidates, including in the swing states of Arizona, Nevada, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. The candidates they endorse do not necessarily campaign on Latino-focused platforms, but that's not the point. Libre is interested in turning out support for candidates who are aligned with "American principles," Garza tells RCP.
"We support candidates who will uphold individual freedoms, limited government, private property – the kind of principles that have made America strong and will continue to make America strong," Garza said. "We feel that when policies are focused on making sure that everyone rises, then Latinos will rise automatically. We're not asking for special or exclusive policies that are targeted just at Latinos."
Libre has identified millions of like-minded Latinos by canvassing, hosting events, and teaching classes in competitive districts year-round, even on election off-years. Their database now consists of seven million Latino voters, an achievement Libre spokesperson Wadi Gaitan says they've earned through consistency."We don't parachute into neighborhoods. We're doing community events around the year, not just on election years, but on off years," Gaitan told RCP. "It's not just a 120-day sprint to try to introduce ourselves and tell them to vote a certain way. It's the relationship we've been building through the years in these communities."
Libre hopes to capitalize on disaffected Latino voters and their growing distaste for Democratic policies – especially economic. When Latino voters were asked to rank their top three issues, 54% of respondents answered "inflation/rising cost of living," and 44% answered "jobs and the economy." The following three answers were "health care" (33%), "crime/gun violence" (29%), and "lack of affordable housing/high rents" (25%). Three of the top five most important issues to Latino voters, then, were related to costs and the economy.
Libre is trying to make economic anxiety synonymous with the Democratic party. One of the ways they've done this is through a "BideNOmics" campaign in which Libre team members set up at Spanish grocery markets and restaurants in competitive districts and speak to patrons about policies they say have driven up inflation, like overspending and a failure to balance budgets.
https://www.wnd.com/2024/08/latino-voters-now-moving-away-from-democrat-candidates/
