Biden campaign suppressing Hispanic vote, internal letter claims

[Morphine Prince 109,653]

Over 90 field organizers for the Florida Democratic Party signed a scathing letter Friday to the party’s leadership, claiming among other things that the campaign is “suppressing the Hispanic vote” in Central Florida.

The seven-page internal letter, obtained by the Miami Herald, contains eight allegations from field organizers about what they say is a lack of a “fully actionable field plan” from the Biden campaign as it transitions into the Florida party to coordinate voter outreach efforts.

This letter comes 100 days out from the general election and as recent polls show enthusiasm about voting among Latinos in battleground states like Florida could be waning in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Among the claims: mistreatment of field organizers, relocating trained staff members without explanation, lack of organizing resources and taking on volunteers who are then left in limbo.

In a battleground state where elections are historically won by thin margins — and as presidential campaigns ramp up outreach efforts in Florida’s Hispanic communities — organizers claim that the Coordinated Campaign lacks key infrastructure and perpetuates a “toxic” work culture that is hurting morale among on-the-ground staffers.

One big issue is that at least a handful of organizers were recently transferred from a heavily-Puerto Rican part of the state to counties with a small percentage of Hispanics.

“Four of five Spanish-speaking organizers along the I-4 corridor who were moved to North Florida were Puerto Rican,” the letter says.

Field organizers add that input from staffers connected to Puerto Ricans living in Central Florida is often dismissed.

“The [Coordinated Campaign of Florida] is suppressing the Hispanic vote by removing Spanish-speaking organizers from Central Florida without explanation, which fails to confront a system of white-dominated politics we are supposed to be working against as organizers of a progressive party,” the letter adds.

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The letter, which several sources told the Herald was circulated Friday among the leadership of the state’s Coordinated Campaign, was sent days after Florida Democratic County chairs expressed similar concerns to party leadership that the Biden campaign risks repeating some of the same mistakes of the Hillary Clinton campaign in 2016.

Read more: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article244480437.html

 

[JRCF29 8,230]

if you don't vote for me, you aren't even really Hispanic, Jack!

[RRR 3,996]

let's do push-ups!

[LilyLark 10,213]

Like the concerns seem v. legit, but I cringed hard at them describing it as "suppressing" the vote. Sh*tty organizing isn't the same as racist voter suppression in GA with cops hanging around polling places, what Trump's trying to do now with mail in ballots, etc. That type of hyperbole doesn't help.

That said it's interesting because Biden is doing well in terms of organizing Black voter turnout. Like he has people in specific offices in Milwaukee, etc.—stuff Hillary never did—and a lot of high level Black men and women in his campaign. His team is just f*cking up royally when it comes to energizing Latino turnout. And it's like...bizarre because Latino turnout is his weakspot.

[FATCAT 60,888]

Seems like they're just trying to figure out how to effectively canvas in Florida & this internal letter is addressing some missteps in how to best turn out hispanic voters with spanish speaking volunteers. Hopefully they'll speak with Bernie's team to figure out how to work out these kinks, because Bernie resonated with the hispanic community massively in Nevada

[KleinGa 18,177]

"Suppressing the hispanic vote" Way to sensationalize.

This sounds like mismanagement to me rather than an active attempt to suppress any community.

[Harris Walz 2024 1,451]

Now why would they do that. Silly season here we come.

[uo111 5,282]

If the people who choose the word “suppressing” are the same ones running Biden‘s campaign then 

 

[Whispering 18,865]

Suppressing the Hispanic vote? Especially from Puerto Rican’s? 

Yeah, I don’t believe that for a minute! 

I could see a lack of organization and people on the ground right now, due to a massive outbreak of a deadly virus in that area. Florida is a hotspot!