Phoenix’s Latina celebrities rally for Harris’ vote
A star-studded group of Latina celebrities led by Eva Longoria gathered at the polls in Phoenix Sunday afternoon to show their vote for Vice President Kamala Harris and Rep. Arizona Ruben Gallego in his bid for the US Senate.
“Our future is on the line. We all deserve the American Dream,” Jessica Alba told a crowd of hundreds outside an Ocotillo restaurant, who, despite the rain, were outside cheering and chanting the campaign slogan. Harris “Let’s not go back. Our rights are slipping out from under us.”
Speakers gathered the group to ask everyone they know to vote because President Biden won Arizona by only about 10,000 votes in 2020.
“These elections will be difficult, but I have full confidence that we will welcome Madam president in January,” said Rosario Dawson, who recently took her daughter to vote for the first time.
He encouraged the group to take others to vote and help them understand the process.
“I’m here and I’m voting for Kamala because I want a better world,” said Rosa Ortega, 40, of Phoenix who attended the rally with friends. “I don’t want a world full of hate and racism.”
Arizona’s presidential race is still up in the air
Arizona’s Latino vote is critical to Harris winning the White House. Arizona is one of the few states where the presidential race is still up in the air.
Harris continues to gain traction with Latino voters after seeing a decline in support earlier this election cycle. He is leading among Latino voters over former President Donald Trump, according to the latest survey of Hispanic voters.
Harris leads Trump 57% to 33%, according to a national survey of 1,500 Latino voters conducted by Florida International University. The investigation began on Oct. 10. to 22 Oct.
In swing states, Harris leads Trump 55% to 28% among Latino voters, according to the results of surveys conducted in seven battleground states.
The Harris Arizona campaign has focused on areas where early voting is lagging behind, such as south Tucson and south Phoenix, to turn out voters on Nov. 5.
Harris supporters knocked on 112,000 doors and called 600,000 voters across Arizona on Saturday, said Sen. Mark Kelly, who was at the meeting with his ex-wife Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
Presidential candidates Harris and former President Donald Trump visited Arizona for perhaps the last time before the election, holding dueling events on Oct. 31 to make their final debates in a state where the contest could come down to a few thousand votes this week.
Trump has compared the United States to a “trash bin” for the rest of the world because of illegal immigration, and during long speeches in Arizona this summer and fall called immigrants “animals” and painted the country as a “shrinking nation.” which is the “onslaught of immigrants.”
Trump’s aide, JD Vance, echoed that statement, when he visited the district, that immigrant children who do not speak English are destroying the quality of American education by distracting teachers.
“There’s nothing against the kids, but we can’t have a border policy that destroys the quality of American education,” Vance said, standing between ballistic shields at a military and lawmaker in Peoria.
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More important issues in the Arizona election
Arizona voters can decide some of the country’s most pressing political issues in Tuesday’s election. Trump and Harris have each used the southern border wall in Cochise County as a backdrop to make their border security pitches this year.
Arizona has the most protected southern border in the nation, but it is also home to the busiest US-Mexico border for illegal crossings.
Arizona voters will decide on Tuesday whether crossing the border illegally is a state crime as well as guaranteeing women’s abortion rights.
“It always comes down to Arizona,” Longoria said.
He said Trump is making the country hate and lose trust in institutions and issues that are very important.
“Don’t let him do that,” Longoria said and pointed out that during the last election, 7 million Latino voters registered to vote and didn’t.
The group also encouraged the crowd to “Vote all blue” in their polls.
Arizona Republic reporter Stephanie Murray and USA Today contributed to this story.
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