Morphine Prince 109,729 Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 Joe Biden won the primary in spite of, not because of, his efforts to turn out Latinos. Two months later, Hispanic leaders are waiting on his campaign to deliver on its promises to do more. In interviews, more than 20 Latino political operatives, lawmakers, and activists said they don’t see a game plan from Biden to marshal Hispanic voters effectively in the fall. They said there’s little evidence the campaign is devoting the resources or hiring the staff that task will require — all the more crucial during a pandemic, when reaching and mobilizing Latino voters through in-person canvassing is nearly impossible. The campaign has refused to release statistics on the diversity of its staff — details many of his former opponents shared early in the primary — and a majority of a dozen recent high-level hires were white. And Biden has neither spoken to nor been formally endorsed by one of the highest-profile Latino politicians in the country, Julián Castro, since he won. Biden had a tense relationship with many Latino groups during the primary, stemming largely from his connection to the Obama administration's aggressive deportation policy. The former vice president recently acknowledged that that policy was misguided and he has moved toward progressives on immigration. “I do not think that the Biden campaign thinks that Latinos are part of their path to victory,” said Jess Morales Rocketto, the former digital organizing director for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign. “If you don't think Latinos are part of your path to victory, then you do what they're doing.” Latinos are on track to be the largest nonwhite voting bloc in November, with 32 million expected to be eligible to vote. Two-thirds of those eligible Latino voters live in just five states, including the potential battlegrounds of Florida, Arizona, and, to a lesser extent, Texas, according to Pew Research. If Biden has any hope of turning out young voters who flocked to his chief rival Bernie Sanders, he’ll need Latinos — 61 percent of the population is under 35. Source: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.politico.com/amp/news/2020/05/14/joe-biden-latino-outreach-255282 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,729 Posted May 16, 2020 Author Share Posted May 16, 2020 Bernie Sanders made huge gains in the Latino community. They need to take that strategy. I fear many Latinos will not turn out to vote especially if there is a large COVID-19 outbreak in November. The Latino community is one of the hardest hit by it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarstruckIllusion 53,580 Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 The way Biden could make one mistake and would have the highest chance of being removed from office bc literally no one likes him... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
President Biden 5,898 Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 15 minutes ago, StarstruckIllusion said: The way Biden could make one mistake and would have the highest chance of being removed from office bc literally no one likes him... Then how come the entire Democratic Party + countless moderate Republicans from the Lincoln Project endorsed him? Even freakin Megan McCain loves him and gave him a hug on The View. Everyone =\= Rose Twitter I got drunk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brizoda 4,190 Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 Joe Biden is a fraud Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiskoBaby 1,929 Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 Latinos are on track to be the largest nonwhite voting bloc in November Ugh, not again with the media treating us a collective race of people This is why I have to keep reminding people we're not a race, we're a diverse group of people of many different nationalities, ethnicities and races. Majority of Hispanics/Latinos in America identify as white, keep that in mind. We don't all look like Mestizos. And black/mixed race Latinos are always thrown under the bus. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
basedgod 222 Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 Biden is a neoliberal hack. He’s likely going to lose (which is unfortunate Bc obviously I’d prefer him to trump but that’s not saying much) UwU senpai Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,729 Posted May 16, 2020 Author Share Posted May 16, 2020 51 minutes ago, DiskoBaby said: Latinos are on track to be the largest nonwhite voting bloc in November Ugh, not again with the media treating us a collective race of people This is why I have to keep reminding people we're not a race, we're a diverse group of people of many different nationalities, ethnicities and races. Majority of Hispanics/Latinos in America identify as white, keep that in mind. We don't all look like Mestizos. And black/mixed race Latinos are always thrown under the bus. True, we’re a diverse group. But the thing is ~70% currently vote Democrat. Imagine not taking advantage of that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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