By Jesus Garcia
Sep 19, 2024, 12:00 PM EDT
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is seeking to attract the vote of Latino college students, as well as those of African descent, through a voter registration campaign on college campuses with a high percentage of these populations.
Taking advantage of National Black Voter Day and Hispanic Heritage Month, the DNC launches a campaign at HBCUs and HSIs.
A recent My Code Intelligence Center survey for La Opinión revealed that 68% of multicultural Americans are already registered to vote, that is, people between 18 and 24 years old. Of that number, 86% said they have the firm intention of casting their ballot.
In that same poll, a majority of voters of all ages favored Vice President Kamala Harris.
“Young voters are critical to the coalition that Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz are building ahead of the November election,” said DNC Chair Jaime Harrison. “The DNC is taking every opportunity to meet students where they are and ensure they have all the tools they need to vote this November on the issues that matter most to them.”
The campaign is focused on battleground states Georgia, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Arizona, Nevada and Pennsylvania, where Democrats will display “I’m Voting” signs on college campuses.
Democrats will continue to push for the 2025 Bill, which they describe as an “extreme agenda” and blame on former President Donald Trump.
“Donald Trump and JD Vance’s Project 2025 threatens to undermine reproductive rights, rig the economy for the ultra-rich, and slash funding for public education, including support for universities,” the DNC says in defending its campaign.
Earlier this week, the DNC announced a new “I Will Vote” text line, which offers an easy way to access voter information by texting the word VOTE to 70888 for English or VOTO to 70888 for Spanish.
That effort is also online at IWillVote.com and VoyAVotar.com and through a telephone hotline at 1-833-DEM-VOTE (1-833-336-8683), it said.
“Whether students prefer to visit online, call or text, the Democratic Party is making sure voter information is at their fingertips,” the party said.
A recent report from Voto Latino revealed that there is an increase in Latino voter registration in favor of the Harris-Walz campaign and a high percentage are young.
Since July 21, when President Joe Biden announced his refusal to seek reelection and endorsed Vice President Harris, Voto Latino has added 67,092 new voters, of which 55% are between 18 and 29 years old, but if the age range is expanded to 39, then the figure increases to 86%, in addition to the fact that 69.7% of the new registrations are women, the report indicates.
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