MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5
PROGRAM # 8465 12:00 PM PT
Election Eve. Hour 2.
In the final countdown to the opening of the polls, top analysts join this expanded edition to give an overview on key battlegrounds in this midterm election, including House, Senate and state races. Voters surveyed by Línea Abierta also react to recent anti-immigrant attacks by Trump and Republicans in campaign. The heated and costly gubernatorial campaigns in Illinois, and the rise to Congress by Chuy García, a popular immigrant advocate and politician, are also discussed. Analysts also comment on developments in Florida, including Amendment 4, an initiative to restore voting rights to former prisoners and efforts to protect the vote of Puerto Ricans displaced by Hurricane Maria. In Georgia, Brian Kemp’s anti-immigrant stances in the battle for governor against Stacey Abrams, who may make history as the first African-American woman governor, has pushed record numbers of Latinos to vote. They also examine key ballot measures to watch in some states. Analysts also comment on the big issues of the political campaigns and the surge of anti-immigrant attacks in the days leading to the election. What are the stakes for Latinos? Are there any signs of a Latino wave? They also examine the meaning behind the record-breaking numbers of early voters in crucial states.
Guests: Dr. David Ayón, Sr. Adviser and Strategist, Latino Decisions, Professor, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA; Artemio Arreola, Political Director, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Chicago, IL; Juan Cartagena, President and General Counsel, LatinoJustice-PRLDEF, Orlando, FL; Adelina Nicholls, Executive Director, Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights, Atlanta, GA; Radio Listeners and Voters who were Surveyed in the Central Valley.
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