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The Young Latino Voter




        Need for Allies and Advocates




        When asked to name a political figure who goes out of
        their way to support their community, a third (33%) of    POLITICAL FIGURES WHO “SHOW UP”
                                                                  FOR YOUNG LATINO VOTERS
        young Latinos could not name anyone. Among those
        who did name a political figure that supports Hispanics,
        the top people mentioned unaided were Bernie Sanders,
        Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez and Joe Biden, who were each      33%
        mentioned by 6% of young Latinos. Young Latinos are                   6%           6%          6%
        looking for candidates to be allies and advocates for
        their community. In the 2020 Democratic presidential     NOBODY      BERNIE    ALEXANDRIA       JOE
        primaries, which initially included 29 contenders, it               SANDERS   OCASIO-CORTEZ    BIDEN
        was Bernie Sanders who best captured the attention of    *Unaided open-ended question.
        young Latinos, with 39% calling him their first choice, far   Source: Telemundo. Young Latino Voter Survey, June 2020.
        more than Biden, at 23% and Trump at 16%.




                                                                              Alexandria Ocasio Cortez
                        En mi opinión,                                      is inspiring an entire population
                     no hay figuras políticas                                 of young Hispanics to stay
                      que realmente estén           Joe Biden                politically charged, vote and
                     haciendo un esfuerzo          has supported              speak up for our rights.
                       importante para
                     apoyar a los hispanos.      Hispanics and other
                                                 minorities that other
                                                  politicians haven’t
                                                supported very much.

                                                                                      All these clueless
                                                                                  politicians don’t give a damn
                                                                                      about Hipanics,
                      Bernie Sanders                                                all they do is pander,
                   is addressing the issues          I don’t know any Hispanic        so they can get
                     that Hispanics are                  political figures.               elected.
                    facing in this country.            All the people I know
                                                           are white.


                                                                          Source: Telemundo. Young Latino Voter Survey,
                                                                                                    June 2020.































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