‘Ignorant,’ ‘selfish,’ ‘persuasive’: Latina college students share their thoughts on Trump, Harris

Published: Sep 09, 2024 Duration: 00:06:09 Category: News & Politics

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>>> TODAY HERE IN PHILADELPHIA, DEMOCRATS ARE TARGETING A KEY VOTING DEMOGRAPHIC, COLLEGE STUDENTS. THE DNC IS HOPING TO REACH VOTERS URGING THEM TO GOOGLE PROJECT 2025, AN EFFORT TO TIE TRUMP TO THE BLUEPRINT OF FAR RIGHT POLICIES. >> BOTH CAMPAIGNS ARE INCREASING OUTREACH TO GEN Z VOTERS. I RECENTLY SAT DOWN WITH A GROUP OF LATINA STUDENTS DOWN THE ROAD FROM THE DEBATE AT TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HERE IN PHILADELPHIA TO TALK ABOUT THE CANDIDATES, THE BIGGEST ISSUES IN THE RACE AND HOW THEY SEE THE STAKES COME NOVEMBER. HERE'S OUR CONVERSATION. SHOW OF HANDS IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO VOTE IN THIS ELECTION. ALL OF YOU. KEEP YOUR HAND UP IF YOU ARE EXCITED TO VOTE. OH, A LITTLE WAIVERING. >> THE MINUTE I TURNED 18 I REGISTERED TO VOTE. >> AS YOUNG WOMEN, ESPECIALLY AND AS LATINO WOMEN IT'S IMPORTANT TO MAKE OUR VOICES HEARD. >> YOU TWO BOTH SAID THAT YOU MAYBE AREN'T AS EXCITED TO VOTE. WHY? >> I GUESS YOU COULD SAY IT'S AN EXCITING ANTICIPATION, BUT IT'S QUITE STRESSFUL. IT'S A LITTLE DAUNTING TO KNOW THAT WE ARE THE GENERATION THAT WILL BE INHERITING THIS COUNTRY. >> I WANT TO DO A LITTLE ROUND ROBIN HERE BECAUSE WE HAVE THE DEBATE COMING UP IN PHILLY NOT TOO FAR FROM HERE. KNOWING ABOUT THE TWO CANDIDATES IN THE DEBATE, WHAT COMES TO MIND WHEN IT COMES TO DONALD TRUMP >> SELFISH AND ARROGANT. >> WHAT WORDS COME TO MIND WHEN YOU THINK OF KAMALA HARRIS? >> SHE HAS POWER IN HER VOICE. >> ELOQUENT. >> SHE HAS BEEN PERSUASIVE AND I THINK PERSUADED ME TO VOTE FOR HER. >> NUMBERING. >> WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? >> HER ADMINISTRATION, WHAT SHE WOULD SERVE TOWARDS POLITICS WOULD BE ANOTHER FOUR YEARS OF STAGNANT OR VERY SMALL PROGRESS, IF ANY. >> I AM CURIOUS TO HEAR FROM THOSE THAT SAY YOU ARE VOTING FOR HARRIS. IS IT A VOTE FOR HARRIS OR AGAINST TRUMP? >> JANUARY 6th, SEEING THAT PLAY OUT I WAS IN HISTORY CLASS WHEN IT HAPPENED AND WE WATCHED IT ON C-SPAN ON TV. >> IS IT A VOTE FOR OR A VOTE AGAINST SOMEONE? >> IN ONHONESTLY, I WOULD SAY IT'S AGAINST TRUMP. >> MY VOTE, I THINKS FOR HARRIS. HARRIS SAID SHE WOULD SIGN BILLS IMPORTANT TO ME. REINSTATE ROE V. WADE. >> WHAT IS IMPORTANT? >> THE CRITICAL RACE THEORY, I AM WORRIED IF HISTORY IS TAKEN OUT OF SCHOOLS, HISTORY WILL REPEAT ITSELF. >> DONALD TRUMP HAS SHOWN ALARMING BEHAVIOR WHEN IT COMES TO IMMIGRANTS, AND I AM A PRODUCT OF ALL THAT. >> THE BIGGEST ISSUE FOR ME IS THE CURRENT GENOCIDE GOING ON IN PALESTINE. >> THE MAIN POINT FOR ME IS ABORTION. >> IF IT WERE NOT FOR IVF, I WOULD NOT BE HERE SO THAT'S AN ISSUE IMPORTANT TO ME AS WELL. >> DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOUR PEER GROUP IS MORE ENGAGED IN THIS ELECTION? >> TIKTOK HAS HELPED WITH THE CAMPAIGN. >> IN WHAT WAY? >> I HATE TO BRING THIS UP, THIS ALBUM, AND THE DAY BIDEN DROPPED OFF, SHE TWEETED HAIR SKWREUS BRAT. >> I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE, AND THIS KIND OF -- THE WAY SHE HAS BEEN SENSATIONALIZED THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA. >> WHAT WOULD IT MEAN TO YOU TO SEE A WOMAN, THE FIRST WOMAN, A WOMAN OF COLOR IN THE OVAL OFFICE? >> THERE'S A PHOTO OF ACTUALLY HER NIECE, AND YOU CAN SEE HER NIECE WITH HER PIGTAILS LOOKING AT SOMEBODY WHO LOOKS LIKE HER, AND I THINK IT WILL BE AN EXAMPLE FOR YOUNG GIRLS. >> MY MOM, AT 22, SHE DID NOT THINK SHE WOULD BE A FEMALE WOMAN OF COLOR, AND SHE SAID TO ME I SEE YOU IN HER AND THAT MAKES ME WANT TO CRY A LITTLE BIT. >> OUR THANKS TO ALL THOSE STUDENTS AND THE TEAM AT TEMPLE UNIVERSITY. >> I LOVE THAT CONVERSATION. TWO THINGS STRUCK ME. ONE WORD, STAGNANT. AND THE OTHER, A VOTE AGAINST DONALD TRUMP AND NOT FOR KAMALA HARRIS. THOSE ARE THE ONES SHE WILL BE TARGETING TONIGHT, RIGHT, THE PEOPLE LOOKING FOR CHANGE AND WONDERING IF SHE REPRESENTS IT? >> THAT LAST PART ABOUT THE SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT THIS ELECTION, AND THAT CAUGHT MY EAR REALIZING THAT'S WHERE SO MANY YOUNG VOTERS ARE GETTING THEIR INFORMATION WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT LOCAL NEWSPAPERS GOING AWAY AND

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