Five days before the election, both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump travel west to win over voters in the swing states of Nevada and Arizona. Immigration and border control become central issues in these states that border Mexico, when the presidential candidates try to reach out to Latin American voters. A voter group that makes up 25 percent of voters in Arizona and 20 percent in Nevada, according to the American Pew Research Center. Latin Americans have traditionally been more in line with the Democrats, but lately the survey has shown a clear shift in the Republican direction. Jennifer Lopez urged to vote Harris held campaign concerts in Phoenix, Arizona and Las Vegas, Nevada. In addition, he spoke in the city of Reno in Nevada. With pop star and shoe player Jennifer Lopez, she lured voters with a Latin American background over to the Democrats on stage in Las Vegas. Lopez, who has parents from Puerto Rico, publicly supported Harris after comedian Tony Hinchcliffe called Puerto Rico a “floating garbage island” during Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Sunday. Among other things, Lopez talked about how important it is to use the right to vote. – I have seen how power works in this country. They love that they do nothing. Not voting is consent, Lopez said. – Your voice is your power, she said further. Jennifer Lopez spoke at a campaign rally for Democratic presidential candidate US Vice President Kamala Harris in Las Vegas, Nevada, US on October 31. Photo: David Swanson / Reuters In addition, the bands Los Tigres del Norte and ManĂ¡, both with roots from Mexico, played. Harris focused on health, and warned voters that Trump will cut health care if he wins the presidential election. She pointed out that he has previously tried to reject the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare during his presidency. Harris hugs Jennifer Lopez at a campaign rally in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 31 October 2024 Photo: DAVID BECKER / AFP – Health care for all Americans is at stake in this election. On his platform Truth Social, Trump denied having plans to repeal Obamacare. During a TV debate in September that he called Obamacare “bad health care”. Nor has he presented a concrete alternative for the programme. Trump held an election meeting in a “Democratic” state In addition to an election meeting in Nevada and a charity event in Arizona, Trump visited the city of Albuquerque in New Mexico – a state that has not had a Republican majority since 2004. It is the first time he has visited the state since the election campaign in 2020. In campaign rally in Albuquerque, he asked those present if they preferred to be called “Latinos” or “Hispanics”. Hear Trump free to Hispanic voters in New Mexico. Polls in New Mexico suggest that Harris has a majority, but Trump tried to win support from Latin American voters there. – I love Hispanics. They are hardworking, said Trump, who earlier this week faced backlash from Puerto Ricans after a racist comment from a warm-up speech, in which Puerto Rico was called a “floating island of garbage.” Supporters listen as Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Albuquerque, October 31, 2024. Photo: CHIP SOMODEVILLA / AFP – They are hot – sometimes they are too hot, if you want to know the truth, he said. In Arizona, Trump is betting that frustrations over the Biden and Harris administration’s immigration policies will swing the border state back in his favor after Biden beat Trump there in 2020. Published 01.11.2024, at 06.29 Updated 01.11.2024, at 08.13
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