Live 2020 election updates: Biden heads to Florida to try out Latino voters

Live 2020 election updates: Biden heads to Florida to try out Latino voters

Biden travels to Florida, where Latino voters take center stage.

Joe Biden makes his maiden trip to Florida in the general election, while President Trump holds a town hall-style meeting in Philadelphia. In the Delaware primary, Chris Coons faces a progressive rival.

Joseph R. Biden Jr. Makes his maiden trip to Florida for Tuesday's general election as he seeks to mobilize Latino voters in crucial battlefield state.

Mr. Biden, doesn't understand a stopover for Spanish Heritage Month in Kissimmee, outside of Orlando, has made no secret of the but of his trip. “I'm going to talk about how I'm going to work like hell to make sure I convert all Latin and Spanish voices,” Biden told reporters after a speech in Delaware on Monday.

His visit comes days after his running mate, Senator Kamala Harris, traveled to Miami and stopped at Ariba Joint, and some Democrats have also described concerns about Trump over the attractiveness of President Trump over his .

Biden's efforts in the state receive massive financial backing after billionaire Michael R Bloomberg, former New York City mayor, announced his plan to spend $ 100 million in Florida over the past 50 days to support the Democratic candidate .

Indeed, Mr. Biden carried out massive publicity in the state, spending $ 6.2 million on television last week, according to data from Advertising Analytics.

For his part, Mr. Trump has aggressively sought to portray Mr. Biden's election as a step towards socialism.

This message could resonate with the Cuban American population of Florida, who tend to be more conservative than other Hispanic groups. But the Latino population in Florida is growing and diversifying. It includes a large number of countries from many countries in Central and South America as well as the Dominican Republic.

Asked Monday about his support among Latinos, Biden compared his numbers favorably to those of the president.

“Much higher than its counterpart,” Biden said. But they have to go up.