Mercedes and Maria do not understand that. “And I want to understand, because I think Trump has a lot of traits that dictators have,” said Mercedes indignantly. “So how come we fled a dictator, now see one that sounds the same, but still support him?”
The two ladies only see one statement, and it is more about the form than the content. “Machismo, otherwise I don’t know,” says Mercedes. “There’s machismo in this community, and Trump is macho. They play that song at his election rallies Macho man, “she’s making a dance move,” and now we have this clown who is attractive to the masculine macho. “
In Florida polls, Joe Biden is now about 1.5 percent ahead of President Trump. Well within the margin of error. Late night Democrats have it in downtown Miami lined up at a major intersection. They bang on pots and pans and thus attract the attention of the traffic rushing past. Bye-Don, a placard says, a play on words with the names of the two presidential candidates.
“This is a Cacerolazo,” Miguel shouts over the noise in a thick Puerto Rican accent. If the Republicans use the symbolism of socialism, the Democrats have their own images, he thinks. “Every Latino knows that pots and pans stand for resistance to dictators. That’s how we do it in Latin America, and maybe it’s time for that too.”
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