The Field: A Divided Latino Vote in Arizona

<p><em>This episode contains strong language. </em></p><p>In the last decade, elections have tightened in Arizona, a traditionally Republican stronghold, as Democrats gain ground.</p><p>According to polls, Joe Biden is leading in the state — partly because of white suburban women moving away from President Trump, but also because of efforts to activate the Latino vote.</p><p>Will that turn states like Arizona blue? And do enough Hispanic voters actually want Mr. Biden as president?</p><p>To gauge the atmosphere, Jennifer Medina, a national politics reporter for The New York Times, spoke to Democratic activists and Trump supporters in Arizona.</p><p>Guests: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/jennifer-medina" target="_blank">Jennifer Medina</a>, a national politics reporter for The Times.</p><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank">nytimes.com/thedaily </a></p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Though a majority of Latino voters favors Democrats, Hispanic men are a small but enduring part of Trump’s base. Those supporters see him as<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/14/us/politics/trump-macho-appeal.html?searchResultPosition=7" target="_blank"> forceful, unapologetic and a symbol of economic success</a>.</li><li>If Joe Biden wins Arizona, he would be only the second Democratic presidential candidate to have done so since 1952. But the state has been<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/25/us/politics/arizona-biden-trump-kelly-mcsally.html" target="_blank"> trending more friendly</a> to the party for years.</li></ul>