LAS VEGAS — Vice President Harris took questions from undecided Latino voters on Thursday, an unscripted format she used to try to show empathy while making the case that her opponent does not care about the problems of the middle class.
Latino voters were a key voting bloc for Democrats in 2020, helping the party win Nevada and Arizona. But polls have shown that enthusiasm has slipped, and the Harris campaign has been fighting to win back support.
At the town hall, hosted by Univision, voters asked questions in Spanish and English.
Harris expressed sympathy for a woman who, through tears, said her mother, who died six weeks ago, was unable to get the medical care she needed as a result of her immigration status.
“I’m so sorry for what you’ve been through,” Harris said, talking about how her own mother immigrated to the United States.
“I know what it is like to have a hard working mother who loves you and to lose that, but I know that her spirit is alive,” she said.
Another voter said she has lost everything because of long COVID and can’t get Social Security disability benefits, while a third shared a story about being unable to get good health care for a knee injury.