'Do they just not care?' Miami immigrants troubled by surge of Latino support for Trump

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2. I totally agree.

I live here, and except for the national news, you wouldn’t have even known that a democrat was running for president. I made calls to our party and volunteered my time, my car, my energy to distribute signs, wave flags on street corners, and was turned away. “Make phone calls” I was told. People don’t answer unknown callers anymore these days, and texts preach to the choir. Meanwhile trump billboards littered the countryside and trumpers sold flags on street corners by the dozens. It looked like a damn carnival, and people who don’t follow the facts thought it was a fun way to play, a hopeful return to the days before the pandemic.And as I predicted, the fun party with all the colorful toys attracted the crowds to their side.

Thankfully other states were better prepared and organized.

As far as the Latino support, or lack of, I don’t understand it either. I live in the upper Keys, surrounded by a Latino community, and as far as I could see, they were heavily pro trump. I know there is still a great deal of Cuban animosity toward the Democratic Party, but I too wonder about their loyalties to other Latinos from neighboring countries and islands. There seems to be a very “I got mine” attitude amongst the community here, so I assume that there is not much harmony amongst some of the other Latino nations. But then again I’m only looking in as an outsider so my opinion only comes from the people I interact with daily.