Democratic coalition in shambles as Harris bleeding support from key voter blocs

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Posted on 10/03/2024 8:44:47 PM PDT by bitt

Trump has made concerted attempts to win over Hispanic and black voters, traditionally Democratic constituencies, though his 2020 results with those groups only slightly improved upon his 2016 tallies.

Vice President Kamala Harris is struggling to maintain support among the key voting blocs of the Democratic coalition as polling data suggests that former President Donald Trump’s efforts to win over minority voters are succeeding to some degree.

Throughout his political career, Trump has made concerted attempts to flip Hispanic and black voters, traditionally Democratic constituencies, though his 2020 results with those groups only slightly improved upon his 2016 tallies. Now, polling data suggests that he may be poised to gain significant ground in the November contest with both groups, as well as the traditionally Democratic Jewish voters.

While Trump’s pitch with the latter group has emphasized the Biden administration’s handling of the Israel-Hamas conflict and the abundance of pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses, his economic pitches appear to be resonating with other minority groups, just in time for election season.

Hispanic voters

Republicans have, for years, hyped the prospect of winning over the Hispanic vote, only to see them fall short of expectations. Such was the case notably in the 2022 midterm elections, when Republican hopes were bolstered by the special election win of Myra Flores in a Texas House district along the Rio Grande. The GOP substantially underperformed polls that November. The outlier in that calculus has for many years been the Cuban-American community in Florida, many of whom are dedicated anti-communists having fled Fidel Castro's Cuba.

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