Trump and Harris compete for the Latino vote in very different ways

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : Trump said while introducing the artist.
57% : Unlike with the broader electorate, Trump did better among younger Latinos in the NBC News/Telemundo/CNBC poll, especially among men under 50.
55% : In the new NBC News/Telemundo/CNBC poll, Trump had a big advantage over Harris on handling border security, while Harris had a big advantage on the issue of treating immigrants humanely.
49% : Puerto Rican reggaeton musician Anuel AA, born Emmanuel Gazmey Santiago, endorsed Trump during a rally in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, in August, telling Puerto Ricans to "stay united" and "vote for Trump.
48% : Trump, whose campaign is barely advertising in Hispanic media, according to AdImpact, is wrapping his appeal to Latino voters in a broader message of prosperity and nostalgia for the pre-pandemic economy under his presidency, while also leaning on high-profile endorsers.
48% : We need Trump.
46% : "I don't know if these people know who the hell you are, but it's good for the Puerto Rican vote," Trump told the rapper while introducing him to several thousand attendees at the campaign rally.
46% : "Every Puerto Rican is going to vote for Trump right now.
44% : Those issues, according to an analysis by UnidosUS, include health care and health insurance, democracy, public education, abortion and immigration.
42% : Trump pollster Tony Fabrizio also said the diversity of the Latino community stands to benefit Trump, asserting that Latino voting habits are broadly more in line with those of white voters than they are with other minority groups.
40% : While Trump has an advantage on handling the economy among Latinos and voters more broadly, there are other issues Harris can capitalize on.
38% : Polling has found that most Latinos prefer Harris over Trump, an advantage Harris' campaign and voters alike have linked in part to her own upbringing as a daughter of immigrants.
38% : That effort includes reminding Latino voters of the hard-line immigration policies and inflammatory rhetoric Trump displayed while in office, as Harris did during a campaign event in Douglas, Arizona, on Thursday.
34% : Others poked fun at the artist for endorsing Trump even though the former president appeared to be unaware of Caminero's gender.
29% : That has meant an aggressive slate of programming this month across the battlegrounds, where Harris' team far outpaces Trump's on the ground, with 17 field offices in Arizona, 14 in Nevada and 50 in Pennsylvania.
22% : "That endorsement resulted in fierce backlash for Caminero, with some critics highlighting Trump's past threats to programs like DACA, the executive action preventing deportation of eligible undocumented immigrants who arrived to the U.S. as children, a policy Caminero vocally supported.
22% : "We remember, after Hurricane Maria devastated the island," Colón-Zayas said, "Trump blocked billions of dollars in hurricane relief, OK, contributing to thousands of deaths, how he disrespected us, and how he called Puerto Rico dirty and poor and tossed paper towels at us.

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