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For years, talking heads have heralded a Latino realignment in favour of the GOP. The party has been making gains for years with this demographic, and registered-Republican Latino voters were more likely to plan to vote this year than Latino Democrats by 15 points in July.
That gap, however, has disappeared since Joe Biden exited the race and made way for Kamala Harris. Among Latino voters, 84% of registered Republicans plan to vote, compared to 83% of registered Democrats, according to a Harris Poll survey conducted for Axios. That means the gap in voting intention has narrowed by 14 points in just a month. No wonder Trump is still fixated on Biden.
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