Nevada Democratic Senator Katherine Cortes Masto is dropping years of use of the gender-neutral term “Hispanic” just in time for her partnership with Republican Adam Laxalt, which is expected to be influenced by Hispanic voters.
Cortez Masto began touting the term “awakening” shortly after former President Donald Trump entered the White House. When Trump’s early cabinet nominees did not include Hispanics, Cortez Masto tweeted in February 2017, “I don’t think there is a single Hispanic who fits the profile. Trump’s position in the cabinet. This is pure ignorance.” A few days later, Trump announced his plan. appoint Alexandria Acosta, the son of a Cuban refugee, as Minister of Labor.
Cortes Masto continued to use “Latinx” for the next two years. In September 2018, Democrats praised the University of Nevada at Las Vegas for “drawing attention to all the ways the Hispanic community can contribute to Southern Nevada.” Months later, in June 2019, Cortez Masto pleaded with Democratic presidential candidates not to take “Nevada’s Hispanic voters … for granted.” Cortes Masto also used “Latinx” in official and campaign materials. “Nevada is one of the most diverse states in the country with a vibrant Hispanic community,” she said in a press release. “You can’t tell the story of Las Vegas without listening to Latin voices,” she wrote in a separate post. By contrast, Cortes Masto’s campaign Twitter account did not use the term “Hispanic” for approximately three years, from October 2017 to August 2020.
Now Cortez Masto has abandoned the unpopular term in wooing Hispanic voters. Many of the Democrat’s digital ads tout her status as “the first Hispanic woman ever elected to the U.S. Senate,” and Cortes Masto’s recent campaign press releases have replaced “Hispanic” with “Hispanic.” in her race against Laxalter. Just 2 percent of US Hispanic voters use the term “Latinx,” according to a December 2021 Bendixen & Amandi International poll, while 40 percent say the term offends them, and 30 percent say they would be less likely to support a politician who uses it. Just 2 percent of US Hispanic voters use the term “Latinx,” according to a December 2021 Bendixen & Amandi International poll, while 40 percent say the term offends them, and 30 percent say they would be less likely to support a politician who uses it . Согласно опросу Bendixen & Amandi International, проведенному в декабре 2021 года, всего 2 процента латиноамериканских избирателей в США используют термин «латиноамериканцы», в то время как 40 процентов говорят, что этот термин их оскорбляет, а 30 процентов говорят, что они с меньшей вероятностью поддержат политика, который его использует. According to a December 2021 Bendixen & Amandi International poll, just 2 percent of Hispanic U.S. voters use the term “Hispanic,” while 40 percent say the term offends them, and 30 percent say they’re less likely to support the politician who uses it. .根据2021 年12 月的Bendixen & Amandi International 民意调查，只有2% 的美国西班牙裔选民使用“拉丁裔”一词，而40% 的人表示该词冒犯了他们，30% 的人表示他们不太可能支持使用该词的政客.根据 2021 年 12 月 的 Bendixen & amandi International 民意 ， 只 有 2% 的 美国 西班牙裔 使用 使用 使用 拉丁裔 一 而 而 而 40% 的 表示 该 词 了 他们 ， ， 30% 的 表示 他们 不 太 可能 可能 可能 可能 可能 可能 太 太 太 太 太 太 太 HIP支持使用该词的政客. Согласно опросу Bendixen & Amandi International, проведенному в декабре 2021 года, только 2% латиноамериканских избирателей в США используют термин «латиноамериканец», в то время как 40% говорят, что он их оскорбляет, а 30% говорят, что они вряд ли поддержат политиков, которые используют это слово. According to a December 2021 Bendixen & Amandi International poll, only 2% of Hispanic voters in the US use the term “Latino”, while 40% say it offends them and 30% say they are unlikely to support politicians who use this word. Approximately 20 percent of intermediate voters in Nevada are expected to be Hispanic, according to a report from the National Association of Hispanic Elected and Appointed Officials.
Cortes Masto, who did not respond to a request for comment, will face Laxalte in an election just a month away, and key Democratic allies are sounding the alarm that disgruntled Latino voters may fail because of economic problems. Inflation has hit Nevada particularly hard — for example, the average price of a gallon of gasoline is $5.40, 32 percent higher than the national average. The issue prompted some working-class voters in Nevada to fire Democrats. “Do you think I’m going to vote for these Democrats after everything they’ve done to destroy the economy?” an East Las Vegas voter asked a Culinary Union lobbyist last week.
“It’s what keeps me up at night,” the chairman of the liberal Somos PAC told NBC News. “What I see is: Are Hispanics Really Voting This Year?”
Both Cortes Masto and Laxalt served as Nevada Attorneys General prior to their Senate races. Cortez Masto held the position from 2007 to 2015, a period during which thousands of rape kits in the state went untested. When Laxalt succeeded Cortes Masto, the Republican Party received $3.7 million to “bridge the backlog”. By the end of Laxalt’s term, about 7,400 kits had been sent to the lab for testing. As Nevada’s chief police officer, Cortez Masto also accepted over $61,000 in gifts, including a luxury handbag and free tickets to award ceremonies and sporting events. Laxart vowed not to do that again when he took control.
Cortez Masto often referred to herself in her fundraising materials as “the most vulnerable US senator in America,” a notion supported by recent polls. According to a CNN poll from October, Laxalt is 2 points ahead of Cortes Masto.
Post time: Oct-28-2022