(GoRealNewsNow.com) – It seems that Kamala Harris’ aspiration to be president is hopeless, as a recent poll revealed that she seems to be in trouble with Hispanic voters compared to past Democratic candidates.
According to ABC News Political Director Rick Klein, this could jeopardize key states in the upcoming election.
In a recent ABC News poll released on September 15, Harris led GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump by 17% among likely Hispanic voters. Klein noted that this margin could allow Trump to potentially win Arizona and Nevada.
Klein explained on “This Week” with George Stephanopoulos:
“Right now, our latest polling shows a solid lead among Latino voters for Kamala Harris, 17 points in our latest ABC-Ipsos poll from just a couple of days ago, but that isn’t nearly the edge she has among black voters or Asian voters…”
“…and it isn’t nearly the edge that previous Democratic candidates for president have had — 30-plus point advantage for Joe Biden in the exit polls among Latino voters from four years ago,” he continued.
“Hillary Clinton won Latino voters by 40 points and, of course, she still lost the presidency, so there’s some real ground to make up across demographics, but particularly with Latino voters. Kamala Harris has issues that she’s got to attend to,” he added.
Moreover, polling data indicates that Trump gained significant support among Hispanic voters before Joe Biden announced he would not seek reelection on July 21, largely due to concerns over immigration and the economy.
Since stepping in for Biden at the top of the Democratic ticket, Harris has regained some ground with Hispanic voters.
According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the U.S. Border Patrol encountered nearly 7.4 million illegal aliens since the start of fiscal year 2021.
In the RealClearPolitics average of polls from September 3 to 18, Trump is trailing Harris by 2.2%.
When factoring in Green Party candidate Dr. Jill Stein, independent candidate Cornel West, and Libertarian candidate Chase Oliver, Harris’ led increases to an average of 2.6%.
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