Trump's rally in eastern Coachella Valley comes as he gains more Latino voters

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54% : Trump, meanwhile, was polling at 38%, just as he did in 2020.
53% : While almost no one expects Trump to win California, some believe his rally Saturday is aimed at winning support elsewhere, including among Latino voters.
51% : Mike Madrid, a Latino GOP political consultant who has written a recent book about the demographic's political significance, has suggested on social media that the rally is also likely about showcasing support for Trump from Latinos, who make up a large percentage of voters in neighboring swing states like Arizona and Nevada, even if California will almost surely remain out of play.
51% : ""So much of the campaign is about creating a permission structure for people to re-reconsider Trump," Weigel wrote.State voter registration figures show that the number of Latinos registered as Republicans has increased by 2% while the number registered as Democrats has decreased by about 1% since the 2022 election, according to an analysis conducted by the Public Policy Institute of California.
45% : But perhaps the most common reaction, across ideological lines, was surprise and uncertainty about why Trump was choosing to visit this corner of the California desert with just over 3½ weeks to go until Election Day.
44% : "He also said that he is noticing that friends of his who voted Democrat in the past are starting to lean toward Trump and have told him they are considering going to the rally.
34% : In 2020, Biden won among Hispanics by a smaller margin than in 2016, when Hillary Clinton beat Trump among Latinos by 38 points, with 66 percent to his 28 percent, according to the Pew Research Center.
33% : A 2016 Pew Research Center poll found that Hillary Clinton beat Trump among Hispanics by 38 points in that year's election.
30% : Are Latinos' waking up' about Trump?
20% : Latinos are generally considered a core Democratic constituency in contemporary politics, and Trump has heavily criticized illegal immigration during his campaigns and presidency, using racist stereotypes along the way.
18% : Trump's history of criticizing illegal immigrants was referenced by Democratic Coachella Mayor Steven Hernandez in a statement he released shortly after the rally was announced, in which he quipped that Trump "ain't like us.
17% : Gains for Trump and RepublicansThe Trump campaign did not respond to a series of questions submitted by The Desert Sun about the reasons for holding the rally and whether it was intended as outreach to Latino voters.

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