[Baltimore Sun] TelevisaUnivision CEO says Hispanic loyalty to Democratic Party has faded
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TelevisaUnivision CEO Daniel Alegre, who leads the company that owns the Univision television network, said in an interview released Tuesday that Hispanic Americans are no longer surefire Democratic voters.
“The world of the 15 years ago where Hispanics were essentially considered a vote for the Democratic Party — that’s no longer the case,” Alegre told Just The News CEO John Solomon in a podcast episode.
Hispanic people will vote based on candidates’ stances on issues rather than their party affiliation, according to Alegre. The executive explained that public safety, which he associated with immigration, and inflation are two of the important issues.
“Being able to talk to them about the issues that matter … those are absolutely pivotal,” Alegre said.
Univision hosted town halls for former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris this month. Alegre said the events showed the candidates can change voters’ minds by talking to them.
“But, what really matters thereafter is the consistency, the consistency of engagement with our community to ensure that you’re speaking to them in their language on the platforms that they’re used to and that they trust,” Alegre told Solomon.
“This goes, obviously, way beyond the elections next week, and it’s a long-term engagement that I think is important to focus on with this very, very important part of the U.S. population,” Alegre continued.
A poll published on Oct. 13 by The New York Times found that about a quarter of Hispanic voters were undecided or persuadable.
Trump said at a rally on Tuesday that nobody loves the Puerto Rican community more than he does. Two days before, a comedian speaking at the former president’s campaign event in New York City called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage.”
Harris told reporters following Trump’s Sunday rally that her administration would create a task force focused on any “investment” that Puerto Rico needs.
The poll conducted by The New York Times found that Harris had the support of 56% of Hispanic voters — while 37% backed Trump.
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