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Biden leads among Arizona Latinos but Trump makes gains - POLITICO
Sep 15, 2020 1 min, 18 secs

Latinos favor Biden in the state by 33 points but young Latino men appear to be inching toward Trump.

Biden received 62 percent of Latino support compared with Trump’s 29 percent — 1 percentage point ahead of Hillary Clinton’s showing in 2016 exit polls with the voting bloc — according to a poll conducted for Equis Research, a Democratic Latino research firm.

Biden leads among Latinos of all ages, but where Trump has made the most inroads is with young Latino men, receiving 42 percent.

A total of 64 percent of Latinos in the state disapprove of Trump.

“There's room for Joe Biden to grow his support among Latinos in Arizona in this last 50 days,” said Stephanie Valencia, co-founder of Equis Research, which hired GBAO Strategies to conduct the poll.

Trump's support increased by 8 points among Latinos in Arizona compared with the president’s 2019 average in four waves of Equis polling.

The boost for Trump among young Latino men could be a product of a smaller subsample, Valencia said.

As the election nears, Biden’s campaign has rushed to shore up more Latino support, particularly in the battleground of Florida where he appears to be underperforming Clinton among Latinos in the state.

In Arizona, Biden’s team is aiming to win at least 70 percent of the Latino vote — the same share of Latinos Sen.

Arizona Latinos preferred Biden on every issue polled, leading Trump by 44 points on who voters thought would best handle health care issues.

When asked who would do a better job of handling the coronavirus, 67 percent of voters preferred Biden, compared with 25 percent for Trump.

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