US presidential election: in Arizona, Trump courts Latin Americans
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US President Donald Trump campaigning in Goodyear, Arizona for his re-election October 28, 2020. AP Photo / Ross D. Franklin
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Last days of campaigning in the United States and last trips of candidates to the key States.
Joe Biden's running mate, Kamala Harris was in Arizona on Wednesday, October 28, as was President Donald Trump, who held two meetings in this state in the American Southwest.
A state which has voted only once for a Democratic candidate since 1948, but where the Republican candidate is currently left behind in the polls.
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With our special envoys to Goodyear,
Marie Normand
and
Julien Boileau
Goodyear Airport, Donald Trump's second stop in Arizona on Wednesday and the 7th visit already in this state which could earn him 11 major voters.
"
To vote for me is to vote for less taxes, a reinforced border, to support the police,
" he says.
But the American president insists especially on employment, the first concern of the voters.
Without forgetting to make a few appeals to the Hispanic community, a very important breeding ground for voices in Arizona where it represents a third of the population.
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I did what no one else has done before me for Hispanic Americans,
" boasted the White House tenant.
A community which, four years ago, had overwhelmingly voted democratic.
With that, we will get a significant portion of the Hispanic vote.
We will reach levels that the Republicans have never known.
And maybe we will even do better than the Democrats, that would be incredible.
"
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Latinos for Trump
"
To gain support within the hsipanic community, the Republican candidate's campaign team opened several offices for Latinos in Arizona.
Eric Garcia appreciates this initiative.
This Arizonian of Mexican origin wears a "
Latinos for Trump
"
t-shirt
.
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I got it from the Latino Trump office in the southern suburbs of Phoenix, where I was born,
we
he explains.
This is the first time the Republican Party and Donald Trump have descended south of Phoenix to reach the Hispanic community.
They came to every neighborhood.
I've never seen Democrats do that.
Usually, they just open a shop.
They have volunteers, they give out signs, and that's it.
You see, it shows that Donald Trump cares about our community, it shows that he wants to know what our needs are.
These needs are in line with his campaign: we want religious freedom, we want jobs, we want to ensure that we do not become a socialist country.
All of these things he offers are in line with our Latino culture and our standards.
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To vote for Biden is to delay the release of a vaccine
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From the podium, Donald Trump insisted: this election is the most important in the history of the United States, more important even than in 2016. “
I would have liked at least
Biden to
be a good candidate.
At least, we can say to ourselves that we lost to a good candidate!
How can you lose to a candidate like that
!
"
An opponent he ridiculed for his lapses of memory in a video broadcast in the middle of the meeting.
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Voting for Biden also means delaying the dissemination of a vaccine,
” says Donald Trump, at a time when Arizona is experiencing a resurgence of cases of Covid 19.
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