On Tuesday, voters in eight states went to the polls in the largest primary day of the year. The biggest contest was in California, where Latino candidates figured prominently at the highest levels. All eyes were on the gubernatorial race and ten seats that could decide the direction of U.S. Congress. With so much at stake, Latino and youth groups campaigned intensively in an attempt to overcome the high abstention rates commonly seen in primaries in non-presidential election years. Ruben Tapia interviews young Latinos who voted for the first time.
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