Op-ed: Joe Biden has a Latino voter problem. Here's how he can fix it

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Op-ed: Joe Biden has a Latino voter problem. Here's how he can fix it
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Even though Donald Trump has no viable path to gain majority Latino support as he makes anti-immigration a foundation of his re-election, Biden's approval among young Latinos is waning.

Today, Biden's support is down seven points from 67 percent back in February. By comparison, during this time in 2016, Hillary Clinton enjoyed 73 percent support among Latinos.

Today, Biden's support is down seven points from 67 percent back in February. By comparison, during this time in 2016, Hillary Clinton enjoyed 73 percent support among Latinos. The split widens among those expressing a specific candidate preference, with 59 percent of Trump supporters and just 41 percent of Biden backers reporting being contacted by a political party, campaign or organization so far this year.

Latinos require sustained outreach from campaigns and organizations to speak to them, understand their lives, their fears and aspirations in order to motivate them to vote for their candidate. In the midst of the pandemic where jobs and healthcare are both uncertain and insecure for the majority of the Latino community, decoupling healthcare from employers would go a long way. The future market points to gig economies - how workers will navigate that new brave world will depend on the government creating the rules for business to play by.

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