Latinos in Florida They favor the vice president and Democratic candidate by five points more Kamala Harris against his rival, the former president Donald Trumpaccording to a survey revealed on Friday UnidosUS.
The Democrat has 47% of support in this community compared to 42% for the Republican, according to the survey of 3,000 likely Latino voters.
In the race for the Senate, the former Democratic congresswoman Debbie Mucarsel-Powellborn in Ecuadorhas a 4-point lead in Latino voter support over the Republican Rick Scott41%-37%, respectively.
The survey detailed that problems related to the high cost of living have become the most important priorities of Hispanic voters in Floridawho are hoping to hear solutions from the presidential candidates.
For Latinos, inflation, which has hit Americans’ pockets with increases in food and gasoline prices, has become the most important factor when it comes to voting.
Better wages and job opportunities ranked second, followed by solutions to secure affordable housing and stop rising rents.
Immigration ranked fourth, with the fight against human smugglers a priority for Hispanic voters, who also favored granting a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who have resided in the U.S. for a long time and those covered by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
“It is time for elected officials to prioritize real solutions that reflect the needs and aspirations of our diverse and critical electorate.”he said in a statement Jared Nordlundstate director of UnidosUS in Florida.
The poll conducted Aug. 5-23 in English and Spanish found that 38 percent of respondents believe Republicans can better address their priorities, while 34 percent said they believed Democrats could do the best job.
But more than a quarter of Latino voters see neither party as a defender of their concerns.
Latino voters also feel forgotten. Sixty percent said that parties or organizations supporting candidates have not communicated with them during this election cycle.
On abortion, the majority of respondents (68%) are consistently opposed to making this right illegal, regardless of their personal beliefs. EFE (I)
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