The first of a dozen Democratic presidential debates kicks off Wednesday in Miami, but the party is already engaged in a pitched battle here for the Latino voters who will play a pivotal role in 2020.
's vocal response to the political upheaval in Venezuela and its backtracking on President Barack Obama’s friendlier relations with Cuba.
Stephanie Valencia, the co-founder of Equis Labs, a Latino political engagement group based in Washington, said Democrats need to"wake up" and invest adequate resources to counter what she called the Trump campaign's"disinformation," such as tagging Democrats as socialists. Gabriela de Jesus, 28, a graduate student at Florida International University, is a registered Democrat who is eager to see the Democrats on stage as she weighs whom to support in the primary.
"The economy is doing well for people like Donald Trump, but for so many Latinos, working three jobs is the normal for them. Democrats believe one good job is enough," he said. Juan Peñalosa, Florida's Democratic Party chairman, said the party plans to court new Latino voters as part of a $2.8 million registration effort. He also vowed aggressive outreach to those who register as"No Party Affiliation."To that end, he said, the state party has already hired a voter protection director and opened a voter protection hotline, as well asand hired a press secretary for Spanish-language media as part of its effort to engage Latino voters.
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