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. will be the first Gen Z member of Congress.
He says economic instability can be a barrier to entry for Gen Zers interested in running for office: "Young folks are in debt not because we live beyond our means, but because we've been denied the means to live."
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No surprise- both parties will still have to work for Latino voters in South Texas as last night’s results show it didn’t just lurch from blue to red…By
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Latino Republican voters are more progressive than white Republican voters on issues like abortion & climate change, exit polls find.
Around 46% of Latino Republicans said abortion should be legal compared to 26% of white Republican voters.
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DeSantis won 55% of the Puerto Rican vote, a group that usually leans Democratic and voted for him by 34% in 2018.
Among “other Latinos” (voters who are not Cuban or Puerto Rican) DeSantis won 50% of the vote.
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DeSantis won 57% of the Latino vote in Florida, a big swath of the electorate.
Although his largest support came from Cuban Americans (68%), the number is consistent with what he received in 2018.
Where he gained big was among non-Cuban voters.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis beat Charlie Crist so soundly that it propels the Republican further into White House contention and into a looming confrontation with former President Trump
The big remaining Q: does DeSantis exceed Jeb’s 02 margin of 12.8%?
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The first wave of exit poll findings:
— Inflation and abortion are the top issues
— Majority of voters nationwide are "angry" or "disappointed" about the end of Roe.
— Nearly half of voters say Biden's policies are hurting the U.S.
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Ron DeSantis may become the first Republican governor in 20 years to win traditionally blue Miami-Dade.
It's the state’s most populous county w/a population that's 70% Latino.
By early Tuesday evening, more Republicans had cast ballots than Democrats.
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Tempting as it may be, please don’t lick the Sonoran desert toad.
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The sound and the fury: Rubio’s Hialeah drama shows enduring impact of Miami Spanish radio
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A window into a little known period in the life of Gov. Ron DeSantis — a time when he partied with high school students and insisted that the Civil War was not about slavery — by .
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Latino voters in battleground states such as Florida, Texas and Arizona can move the needle in tight races that will determine what party controls Congress and top state offices.
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People are turning the hunt for voter fraud into a game, and in doing so contributing to misinformation in the midterms.
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In his first days at Twitter, Elon Musk has replaced most of the C-suite and surrounded himself with allies and friends. and I took a closer look at the inner circle.
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I've fully expected criticism for having 35 House races in Toss Up at , and empathize to some extent. But guess what? There are just a lot of really close races this year - with higher uncertainty than past cycles as the reliability of polling has declined.
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In tight Florida House race, it comes down to foreign policy and even a former Colombian president.
Both & left many puzzled when they tweeted that former Colombian Pres Iván Duque seemingly supports both of them
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Polls are closed in Brazil.
You're now likely to see this: President Bolsonaro gets out to an early lead in the vote counts, and then the leftist challenger, Lula, later closes the gap.
Bolsonaro has suggested this is fraud. He's wrong.
I explain why:
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Exclusive: The White House is weighing options as it anticipates a surge in Haitian migrants interdicted at sea. They’re considering processing in a 3rd party country and building more capacity at the migrant center in Gitmo.
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Latin America’s largest democracy will pick their next president in high stakes election. For voters in Brazil & abroad the choice is between two polarizing men with complicated histories - Jair Bolsonaro and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
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My latest:
A slew of Latina candidates running for Congress are looking to make history as 'firsts.’
Other Latina lawmakers who had historic wins are defending seats in races that could determine the balance of power in Congress.
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"Among all Cuban Americans polled, 32% gave Biden a positive job approval. His numbers were higher among Cuban American Democrats (73%) and newest arrivals (64%), as well as to a lesser extent older Cuban Americans."
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Cuban Americans in Miami-Dade County disapprove of Biden’s handling of key issues, but new arrivals from Cuba (64%) rate his overall performance extremely favorably, according to new @FIU poll.
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A few years ago, when I wrote a piece that included an interview with Grenier (the sociologist who runs the cited poll), he mentioned something really interesting to me.
Basically, that opinion trends among Cuban Americans tend to be heavily influenced by presidential leadership
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Cuban Americans in Miami-Dade County disapprove of Biden’s handling of key issues, but new arrivals from Cuba (64%) rate his overall performance extremely favorably, according to new @FIU poll.
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The poll noted the influence of social media and "influencers" on political messaging and asked respondents where they get information about Cuba. Almost 37% said they got information from social media sources, including 54% of the youngest respondents & 47% of recent arrivals.
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Some of the changes the Biden administration has made on Cuba policy have had strong support — yet only 28% said they approve of the president’s handling of U.S.-Cuba policy.
63% of those polled say they support continuing the embargo.
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Around 64% of Cuban Americans said they would vote for DeSantis and Rubio.
Cuban Americans, not born on the island, expressed less support for them (44% for DeSantis, 45% for Rubio).
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Cuban Americans in Miami-Dade County disapprove of Biden’s handling of key issues, but new arrivals from Cuba (64%) rate his overall performance extremely favorably, according to new poll.
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The Covid-19 pandemic caused historic learning setbacks for America’s children, erasing decades of academic progress and widening racial disparities, according to results of a national test that provide the sharpest look yet at the scale of the crisis.
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At the urging of President Bolsonaro, Brazil's right is trying to make it a crime to publish a poll that incorrectly forecasts an election.
It is part of a broader effort to attack democratic institutions ahead of Sunday's election.
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Ron DeSantis leads Charlie Crist 51-44% among Florida Hispanics, who favor the governor’s job approval overall and his policies on COVID, Hurricane Ian —and even the controversial migrant flights to Martha’s Vineyard, by 50-43%
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Buoyed by Latinos, DeSantis could become the first GOP candidate for gov to win Miami-Dade in 20 years
“The key takeaway that I hear from Hispanics over and over again, is some variation of ‘he has cojones,’” said a Republican strategist.
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Buoyed by Latinos, DeSantis could become the first Republican candidate for governor to win Miami-Dade in 20 years
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Miami-Dade, Florida’s most populous county, is 70% Latino. The last Republican governor to win the county was Jeb Bush.
Florida Dems have expressed frustration over the lack of money from national donor groups, saying they have ceded Florida to Republicans after the 2020 elex.
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DeSantis’ popularity among Florida Latinos are boosting his chances of becoming the first Republican governor in 20 years to win traditionally blue Miami-Dade County and therefore propelling his chances of a successful presidential run in 2024.
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NEW: Microsoft, Apple, Meta, other big U.S. firms run ads urging Congress to protect 'Dreamers' as DACA fades
But the chances of legislative action on this issue are slim.
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#Cuba Foreign Minister @ #Havana press conference: “US trade sanctions on Cuba provoke $15 million in damages and losses every day.” He asserts that #JoeBiden Cuba policy is no different than #DonaldTrump. “Cuba changes every day but US policy stays the same.”
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The US is providing Cuba with $2 million in emergency relief to help w/the aftermath of Hurricane Ian
This follows a rare request by Cuba for assistance after the hurricane devastated parts of the island & left the country without power for days
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Haitians protest against the U.S. and Canada for sending military gear to the country's law enforcement to help it combat local gangs reut.rs/3S8lk4r
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