Joe Biden must follow Bernie Sanders’ example and aggressively court Latinos
Joe Biden must follow Bernie Sanders’ example and aggressively court Latinos
- April 30, 2020
- Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and poli sci, Chicago Sun Times, April 30, 2020
-----
Biden became the presumptive nominee, but Sanders offered him valuable lessons on how to mobilize the Latino vote, especially the younger Latino vote. For starters, Sanders campaigned in Latino communities. “He created a persona — Tío Bernie — and it wasn’t a fake one,” Louis DeSipio, a University of California, Irvine, professor of Latino studies and political science, said in a phone interview. Greater economic equality was a big part of Sanders’ platform, which hits home with younger, underpaid Americans but also fits in the “Latino aspirational dream,” DeSipio said.
For the full story, please visit https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/4/30/21242725/joe-biden-2020-presidential-election-bernie-sanders-latino-vote-senate-democrats-marlen-garcia.
-----
Would you like to get more involved with the social sciences? Email us at communications@socsci.uci.edu to connect.
Related News Items
- Careet RightTrump tries to 'bait the media' by wearing a 'Trump 2028' hat
- Careet RightTrump seizes opportunity at WHCD to ramble about the media for over an hour
- Careet RightOne year on, Los Angeles is still living with the fallout of the raids
- Careet RightStandoff continues between the US and Iran as uncertainty persists
- Careet RightKatrina Foley, Diane Dixon likely headed for runoff in OC board race