Did Trump’s election expose ‘secret’ divisions among Latino voters?
*Secret Latino divisions? Like Mexican vs Cuban, like that? Whats’ your read? VL
By Rebekah Sager, Fox News Latino (2.5 minute read)
Following last week’s presidential election, many people in the Latino community are looking back to try to figure out just what happened.
Florida going Republican was a surprise to many.
More than one in three Latino voters in the state cast their ballots for Republican Donald Trump instead of Hillary Clinton. According to National Election Pool exit poll data, his support among Cuban-American voters was even higher: 54 percent.
Given those numbers, commentators such as Univision news anchor Jorge Ramos believes the election exposed a new division within the Latino community.
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“Definitely there was a hidden, secret Latino vote,” Ramos was quoted as saying by the New York Times. “We’re seeing a new divide within the Hispanic community. The wall that Trump was talking about is clearly apparent now within the Hispanic community.”
Rebekah Sager is a writer/editor for Fox News Latino. She can be reached at rebekah.sager@foxnewslatino.com. Follow her on Twitter @rebekah_sager
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