Pennsylvania residents expressed growing concern about Democratic policies, signaling a desire for change in this key swing state.
Rachel Campos-Duffy, co-host of “Fox & Friends Weekend,” spoke directly to voters in Allentown, a city that leans conservative and is 54% Hispanic, about their frustrations, particularly with the economy.
An Allentown resident said inflation has risen to “unbearable levels” in recent years.
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“I can hardly afford anything,” said another.
There was concern throughout the community about rising food prices, gasoline prices, and wages that could not keep up with costs.
Although Kamala Harris is doing better than Biden among Hispanic voters, according to recent polls, Republicans have made significant gains in this important demographic in recent years.
CNN election analyst Harry Enten presented recent polls showing voters rating former President Trump nearly 30 percentage points higher in their assessment of his ability to handle immigration and border security.
According to an April Axios/Ipsos poll, Latino Americans overwhelmingly believe Trump would be better for the economy and immigration than the Biden administration. The poll found that 20% of Latinos think Biden would be “good for the U.S. economy,” while 42% of respondents said the same about Trump. On immigration, 22% said Biden would be “good” on that issue, while 29% said the same about Trump.
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Allentown residents reflect the trends in these polls.
“More Latino voters, more Indian voters, they’re moving more to the right, more toward Donald Trump,” said one resident. “It was better under President Trump. There were more people spending money, traveling more, spending money, going to the hairdresser more often.”
“Two years ago, everyone hated him. Now the majority say, ‘No, I’m voting for Trump,'” another resident added.
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Some residents expressed a possible interest in voting Republican rather than remaining loyal to the Democrats.
“I was a Democrat and I began to realize that the policies I was voting for did not meet my standards or my beliefs,” one woman told Campos-Duffy.
Another woman added: “The Republican Party represents the values we hold dear: God, family, life.”
Residents repeatedly spoke of people moving to the right. One man argued: “We need to put Trump in office” to fix the economy.
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Earlier this week, Vice President Harris delivered her economic message at a rally in Philadelphia, where she introduced Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate.
“We are fighting for a future where we build a broad-based economy where every American has the opportunity to own a home, start a business and build wealth,” she said. “We are fighting for a future where we lower prices that are still too high and lower the cost of living for American families so they have a chance not only to make ends meet, but to get ahead,” she said.
Fox News’ Gabriel Hays, Remy Numa and Anders Hagstrom contributed to this report.
