There are 32M Latinos eligible to vote in the upcoming elections, whose turnout could swing outcomes in battleground states (1/13) #NBCNewsThreads https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/how-latino-voters-could-swing-the-election-in-battleground-states-94055493669
At least 14.6M Latinos are projected to cast a ballot in November, which would be a 15% increase from 2016. But factors like Covid-19, disinformation campaigns, and voter suppression efforts could put this number at risk, organizers say. (2/13) https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/latino-vote-dispatches-battleground-looks-hispanic-voter-mobilization-2020-n1241849
TEXAS: The last Democratic presidential nominee to win the state was Jimmy Carter. For Democrats to tip the election, they'll need improved turnout and more voters from the state's almost all-Latino lower Rio Grande Valley and parts of South Texas (3/13) https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/coronavirus-struck-texas-rio-grande-valley-will-latinos-strike-back-n1242906
NEVADA: Latinos make up nearly 30% of Nevada’s population and almost 20% of eligible voters https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/latino-voters-could-swing-nevada-they-worry-their-ballots-won-n1241908
See inside the battle to win Nevada's Latino vote (4/13) https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/inside-the-battle-to-win-the-latino-vote-in-nevada-92567621650
See inside the battle to win Nevada's Latino vote (4/13) https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/inside-the-battle-to-win-the-latino-vote-in-nevada-92567621650
ARIZONA: "There is a lot of racism here," Blanca Ramirez, a canvasser, said. "The president has humiliated us. This makes me want to get voters out even more" (5/13) https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/do-or-die-moment-latino-biden-supporters-canvass-battleground-states-n1245184
FLORIDA: An estimated 200,000 Columbian Americans are eligible to vote in Florida, according to FIU professor Eduardo Gamarra
"Are there going to be more Colombians on Nov. 3 voting Republican? Yes. Should that worry the Democrats? Yes" (6/13) https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/biden-trump-step-appeals-colombian-american-voters-n1242780
"Are there going to be more Colombians on Nov. 3 voting Republican? Yes. Should that worry the Democrats? Yes" (6/13) https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/biden-trump-step-appeals-colombian-american-voters-n1242780
About half the Cuban American vote in Florida went to Donald Trump in 2016. An FIU poll found that 59% of South Florida Cuban Americans say they will vote for Trump in 2020. (7/13) https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/what-s-behind-trump-s-gain-cuban-american-support-n1241601?fbclid=IwAR1VyuMxwXIb-zrrCwtj0amHNNzr_TePKsf5ZLMm8Bt2qcVxXP-YcYZ7jm8
"As a Puerto Rican, we are Latinos, and every time he says something derogatory about the Latino community...it includes everybody," Orlando Mercado said of President Trump. - @NBCNewsNOW (8/13) https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/puerto-rican-voters-tie-with-cubans-for-largest-latino-voting-bloc-in-florida-94963781891
"Venezuelans feel that their only hope of Venezuela ever becoming a free country again go through the hands of Donald Trump," Edilberto Escalante says. (9/13) https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/venezuelan-americans-support-for-trump-could-give-him-florida-boost-94865477953
PENNSYLVANIA: About 40% of eligible Latino voters are 18 to 35, according to census data. It's almost impossible to engage Latino voters without understanding their connection to the nation’s youth vote. (10/13) https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/young-latino-voters-pennsylvania-florida-could-tilt-race-trump-biden-n1244492
29% of young Latino voters said conservative issues such as religious rights, Christian principles, gun ownership, respect for law enforcement and opposition to abortion are motivating them to vote, poll shows. (11/13) https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/young-latino-voters-say-tackling-racial-equality-2020-election-priority-n1239788
As the election closes in, Spanish language disinformation is spreading, using outlets like Facebook https://www.nbcnews.com/video/spanish-language-disinformation-campaigns-target-latino-voters-94976069520
"This is part of an ongoing campaign with far-right groups associated with the Catholic Church," one expert said (12/13) https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/latino-voters-targeted-abortion-misinformation-campaigns-n1245136
"This is part of an ongoing campaign with far-right groups associated with the Catholic Church," one expert said (12/13) https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/latino-voters-targeted-abortion-misinformation-campaigns-n1245136
"What may emerge after this election is a new electoral map where Latinos are in the driver's seat like never before," fmr. 2020 presidential candidate Julián Castro said. (13/13) #NBCNewsThreads https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/juli-n-castro-latino-voters-are-driver-s-seat-never-n1244384