The Latino male vote, Kamala Harris’s great challenge
Harris-Walz supporters at a Democratic campaign rally in Allentown, PA, September 7, 2024. Jaclyn Licht With three weeks to go before the U.S. presidential election on November 5 and polls predicting an extremely close race , the campaigns of both candidates are going after undecided voters. Among these, Latino voters stand out: one in four remains unsure about which way to cast their ballot, according to a recent New York Times -Siena poll . The majority of these undecided voters are inclined to support Kamala Harris, but there are differences between genders. A solid majority of Hispanic women have a positive opinion of the vice president and a negative opinion of former president Donald Trump. In contrast, Hispanic men are more divided on both candidates, according to an Associated Press poll.
About six in 10 Hispanic women have a somewhat or very favorable opinion of the vice president, compared with 45% of Hispanic men. Similarly, half of Hispanic women voters think Harris would make a good president, compared with just a third of Hispanic men.
With the aim of regaining the male vote, last week the Democrats launched the Hombres con Harris (Men for Harris) campaign in the key states , […]
