Latino leaders sent a letter to the Democratic National Committee and the Republican National Committee to express their disappointment in both party’s “abysmal outreach.”
Despite being a sizable voting bloc, especially in the swing states of Nevada and Arizona, the letter signed by 15 Latino advocacy groups referenced polls that showed more than 48% of Latinos said that they have not been contacted by any campaign or either party with just weeks to go before Election Day.
“Latinos are the second largest group of voting-age Americans and largest minority group,” the letter stated. “When Latinos succeed, so does America. Yet, neither party has adequately communicated how your candidates plan to address our most pressing pocketbook concerns with policies that will meet the
unique needs of our communities.”
The polls conducted by UnidosUS, Entravision, and AltaMed found that only 30% of Latinos reported outreach from the Democratic Party and 24% reported outreach from the GOP.
Not only are Latinos a crucial voting bloc in the presidential election, but they will also carry a heavy influence in determining which party holds the majority in the House — for example, in the congressional seat in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. In Allentown, Pennsylvania, one of the largest cities in Rep. Susan Wild’s (D-PA) district, more than half of the residents identify as Latino.
“Our organization has been actively contacting Latino voters in key states like Pennsylvania and Georgia and the reality is clear: Our communities have been abandoned — homes left empty and people left behind,” Evelyn DeJesus, the national president of the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement, said. “We are not an afterthought, and our vote should not be treated as such. Every Latino voice deserves to be heard, especially those struggling in the face of economic hardship. We demand that both the DNC and RNC do more.”
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Back in 2020, President Joe Biden won Pennsylvania by just 80,000 votes.
On Thursday, Harris hosted a town hall with Latino voters, where voters asked her about immigration, healthcare, and how she would be different than Biden.