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Dem lead with Latinos halved in past decade, poll says
The Democratic advantage among Latino voters has shrunk by half in the past decade, according to an NBC News/Telemundo poll released Sunday.
Fifty-four percent of Latino voters surveyed said they preferred Democrats to be in charge of Congress, compared with 33 percent who would prefer Republicans. That gap — now 21 points — was a 42 point difference in October 2012, according to NBC News/Telemundo.
The poll results come afterRepublicans made gains with Latino voters in the 2020 election. Republicans have also put forth aslate of Latino House candidates in the upcoming midterm elections.
The question of party preference has slid fairly steadily in the past decade, with a 26-point gap in October 2020, a 34 point gap in November 2018 and a 38-point gap in October 2016.
President Joe Biden’s approval rating in the latest NBC News/Telemundo poll was 51 percent, and his disapproval rating was 45 percent. Latina women, as well as Catholic Latinos and older Latinos, were generally more supportive of Biden, according to the poll.
A majority of voters surveyed said they disapproved of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in June, signaling support for abortion rights. However, opinion on the decision varied widely by party, with far more Democrats signaling disapproval than Republicans — 75 percent to 22 percent.
Most Latino evangelical Christian voters said they approved of the decision that ended the constitutional right to an abortion, and most Latino Catholic voters disapproved of it, according to the survey.
In the largely religious, Hispanic region of South Texas, a handful of Democratic candidates have avoided campaigning on abortion to the extent of other Democratic candidates across the country, POLITICO previously reported. Republicans are looking to continue carving inroads with Latino voters in the same region.
More voters said they thought Democrats were better at handling abortion than Republicans, at 50 percent to 23 percent. But Republicans held a perceived advantage on handling the economy and crime, with a 4-point and 10-point lead on those issues, respectively.
Julio Vaqueiro, a Telemundo anchor, emphasized on Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that there wasn’t just “one Latino vote.”
“We talk a lot about that, but I don’t think it’s always understood,” Vaqueiro said. “Latinos are just like any other ethnic group. It’s important where they live, it’s important their age, where they come from, how they go to this country.”
The NBC News/Telemundo poll was conducted Sept. 17-26 among 1,000 Latino registered voters. The poll has an overall margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/02/democrats-latino-voters-poll-00059932
Live: Lula and Bolsonaro neck and neck in Brazil vote count, runoff in sight
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva edged ahead of incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in an ongoing vote count on Sunday, but pollster Datafolha said neither had a shot at getting over 50% of votes, projecting the race would go to an Oct. 30 runoff. Follow FRANCE 24’s liveblog for all the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).
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Scott declines to condemn Trump statement about McConnell’s ‘death wish’
Republican Sen. Rick Scott avoided criticizing former President Donald Trump on Sunday, asked repeatedly about threatening and racist language posted by Trump against Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and his wife on Saturday.
McConnell has a “DEATH WISH” because he is “approving” Democratic bills, Trump posted Saturday on his own social media platform, Truth Social.
Scott, the Florida senator who is the leader of Senate Republicans’ campaign arm, repeatedly deflected questions on the attack from one member of his party against another in an exchange with host Margaret Brennan on CBS’ “Face the Nation.”
“What I want to make sure is what I can do. I can try my best to bring people together,” Scott said when asked about the post, before pivoting to issues of inflation, spending and comments by Vice President Kamala Harris.
Trump also mocked Elaine Chao — McConnell’s spouse — as “his China-loving wife Coco Chow.” Chao served in President George W. Bush’s Cabinet as secretary of Labor and in Trump’s Cabinet as secretary of Transportation.
“The president likes to give people nicknames,” Scott initially said in response to the comment, on CNN’s “State of the Union.” Pressed further by host Dana Bash, Scott said, “It’s never, ever OK to be a racist,” and added that he hopes no one says anything racist or inappropriate.
Chao resigned from her position in Trump’s Cabinet shortly after the riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
McConnell has criticized Scott for the agenda he put forth for Republican Senate candidates. The Kentuckian has also swiped at the “quality” of Senate candidates on the ballot in crucial upcoming midterm elections.
“Sen. McConnell and I clearly have a strategic disagreement here … We have great candidates,” the National Republican Senatorial Committee chair told POLITICO this summer.
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/02/trump-mcconnell-death-wish-rick-scott-00059921
Hurricane Ian disaster relief: Ways to donate as the death toll mounts
Hurricane Ian cut a path of destruction through Florida as it barreled through, making landfall in southwest Florida as a category 4 storm.
https://nypost.com/2022/10/02/hurricane-ian-disaster-relief-ways-to-donate-as-the-death-toll-mounts/