Vice President Kamala Harris is struggling among Hispanic voters compared to past Democratic candidates and could lose in key states in November, ABC News political director Rick Klein said Sunday.
According to an ABC News poll, Harris led former President Donald Trump among Hispanic voters by 17 percentage points. release Sept. 15: Klein said the vice presidential vote margin means Trump could win Arizona and Nevada. (RELATED: “How will she catch up to Donald Trump?”: CNN data expert says Kamala Harris 'still lagging behind Biden' in 2020 numbers)
“Right now, the latest polls show Kamala Harris has a solid lead among Hispanic voters — a 17-point lead in the latest ABC-Ipsos poll from a few days ago — but that's nowhere near her lead among black voters, nowhere near her lead among Asian voters, and nowhere near the leads of past Democratic presidential candidates, including Joe Biden, who had a 30-plus point lead among Hispanic voters in exit polls four years ago,” Klein told “This Week” host George Stephanopoulos.
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“Hillary Clinton won Latino voters by 40 points, but of course she lost the presidential election, so she has a lot of ground to make up demographically, especially among Latino voters. Kamala Harris has some issues to work through,” Klein added.
Polls showed Trump garnering significant support from Hispanic voters before President Joe Biden announced on July 21 that he would not seek reelection, citing issues including immigration and the economy. Harris has regained some support from Hispanic voters since replacing Biden as the top Democratic candidate.
The U.S. Border Patrol has encountered about 7.4 million illegal immigrants since the start of fiscal year 2021, according to the data. release According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
RealClear Poll: Trump trails Harris by 2.2% average The vice president is leading in polls conducted between September 3 and 18. increase If we include Green Party candidate Dr. Jill Stein, Independent candidate Cornel West and Libertarian Party candidate Chase Oliver in the survey, the average is 2.6%.
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