UF Center for Latin American Studies
September 21, 2020
Dr. Carlos Suarez Carrasquillo was interviewed by Wendy Rhodes (AP) regarding the presidential campaign and how the candidates have tried to attract the vote of Puerto Ricans in Florida.
Suárez said if either candidate hopes to clinch the Puerto Rican vote, they had better move fast. Even something like running ads with narrators who speak with Puerto Rican accents shows that candidates acknowledge not all Latinos are the same. And he’s glad, even at this late stage, that the candidates seem to be stepping up their games.
“They both think they have a chance,” he said. “If it’s a lost cause, why would you put all your resources toward a campaign you are going to lose?”
Read the full article: https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/politics/state/2020/09/18/joe-biden-and-donald-trump-going-after-puerto-rican-vote-florida-which-may-prove-pivotal-winning-sta/5814957002/
