By — Candice Norwood Candice Norwood By — Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press By — Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-biden-speaks-during-online-event-on-the-november-election-and-the-latino-community Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: Biden speaks during online event on the November election and the Latino community Politics Updated on Jul 29, 2020 12:48 PM EDT — Published on Jul 29, 2020 2:22 PM EDT Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden participated in a virtual event hosted by UnidosUS Action Fund President and CEO Janet Murguía to discuss the November election and its importance for the Latino community. Watch in the video player above. Biden and Trump are in a closely fought race in what has been a Republican stronghold: Texas. For years, Democrats have been watching Texas demographics — it has growing populations of Latinos, young people and ex-Californians — and pining for the election cycle when it would be in play. Though Trump won the state comfortably in 2016, former Democratic Rep. Beto O’Rourke gave Republican Sen. Ted Cruz a scare two years ago, and Democrats have used that race to try to build an organization that could swing the state blue. Sensing an opportunity, Biden has begun airing advertisements in Texas as coronavirus cases surge in the state. By — Candice Norwood Candice Norwood Candice Norwood is a former digital politics reporter for the PBS NewsHour. @cjnorwoodwrites By — Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press By — Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden participated in a virtual event hosted by UnidosUS Action Fund President and CEO Janet Murguía to discuss the November election and its importance for the Latino community. Watch in the video player above. Biden and Trump are in a closely fought race in what has been a Republican stronghold: Texas. For years, Democrats have been watching Texas demographics — it has growing populations of Latinos, young people and ex-Californians — and pining for the election cycle when it would be in play. Though Trump won the state comfortably in 2016, former Democratic Rep. Beto O’Rourke gave Republican Sen. Ted Cruz a scare two years ago, and Democrats have used that race to try to build an organization that could swing the state blue. Sensing an opportunity, Biden has begun airing advertisements in Texas as coronavirus cases surge in the state.