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CNN 5 Things

One Thing: Understanding the Latino Vote

CNN 5 Things

CNN

Daily News, News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2024

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are both working to mobilize Latinos, a crucial voting bloc. However, the nuances within the group are playing out in some unexpected ways. In this episode, we examine how both campaigns are crafting their messages and Trump’s (occasionally awkward) embrace of reggaeton stars.  Guests: Katelina Eccleston, reggaeton historian & Cristina Beltrán, NYU associate professor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Usually it's not a good idea to get into the prediction business when it comes to presidential elections,

0:07.0

but with just 37 days to go, there are a few things we can be pretty sure about. One, we should all be prepared not to have a projected winner on election night.

0:20.0

Rules in certain states about when officials can start processing mail and

0:24.5

ballots could really delay that call. Two, it appears this is going to be

0:29.2

extremely close. Just take our most recent CNN poll from earlier this week.

0:35.8

Among likely voters nationwide 48% say they support Harris, 47% say they support Trump.

0:41.2

That's within the three percentage point margin of error.

0:44.0

So the two are virtually tied. But as you dig deeper, you'll find some nuance in the numbers.

0:49.0

For example, 60% of Harris supporters say they are voting for her then against Trump.

0:56.0

There's some fresh enthusiasm there.

0:58.0

But Harris still trails Trump on issues like the economy and immigration.

1:04.0

Who do you trust to handle the issue better?

1:07.0

49% say Trump, 35% Harris, that's a 14% point gap there.

1:12.0

And while Paul's show a majority of Latino voters

1:17.6

still plan to vote for Harris, remember Trump made gains with that group in 2020.

1:24.0

So the question is, will that trend continue?

1:27.2

Today, the nuances of the growing Latino vote, why Democrats are rethinking how they target

1:36.6

the population, plus how community dynamics and the rhythms of regaiteton may influence the outcome.

1:44.0

From CNN, this is one thing.

1:47.0

I'm David Rhine. And two amazing Puerto Rican musical legends, they're legends, Justin Kielis and Unwell. Do you know who they are? Do you know who the hell they are?

2:06.2

When former President Donald Trump brought up those two reggaeton stars on stage at a rally

2:11.1

in Johnstown, Pennsylvania last month.

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