Spanish-language television network giant Univision announced this week that Republican Donald Trump and Democratic Kamala Harris each agreed to separate town-hall style events to discuss issues of importance to millions of Hispanic voters, only weeks away from the Nov. 5 presidential election.
The first special, 鈥淟os Latinos Preguntan 鈥� Donald Trump Responde,鈥� (Latinos Ask鈥� Donald Trump Answers) will air Tuesday, Oct 8, at 10 p.m. ET from Miami. The second special, 鈥淟os Latinos Preguntan 鈥� Kamala Harris Responde,鈥� (Latinos Ask鈥� Kamala Harris Answers) will air on Thursday, Oct 10, at 10 p.m. ET from Las Vegas.
Univision said both events will air coast-to-coast with Spanish-language translation on Univision and stream on ViX鈥檚 Noticias 24/7 channel and will also be available in English on . The local network affiliate in Miami is WLTV Univision 23.
will moderate each of the town halls that will include an audience of undecided Hispanic voters who will be able to ask questions of the candidates.
Univision, in a statement, said the events are tailored to the more than 36 million eligible Hispanic voters in this year's election. Hispanics comprise about 15% of all voters.
鈥淣oticias Univision serves as a two-way bridge: we bring every voice to our community while conveying the concerns of Latinos to those in power,鈥� said Daniel Coronell, President of Noticias Univision.
Univision鈥檚 digital news team will provide live streaming coverage on and . A live blog will also be part of the TV network鈥檚 coverage plans.
The shows a majority of Hispanic registered voters, 57%, say they would vote for Harris and 39% would vote for Trump. The survey was done Aug. 26-Sept. 2.
The poll results mirror the presidential preferences of Hispanics in 2020, when in the presidential contest.
The top issue for the vast majority Hispanics (85%), according to the Pew poll, was the economy, followed by health care (71%), violent crime (62%), gun policy (62%), immigration (59%) and Supreme Court appointments (58%).
The Pew Research Center reported that this election year, which represents an increase of 4 million since 2020 and more than double the 14.3 million eligible voters in 2000. And, more importantly, they say Hispanic voters 鈥渕ake up notable shares of voters in several of this year鈥檚 battleground states.鈥�
The 2024 presidential campaign is concentrated on seven battleground states: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Florida, which was a longtime battleground, leans more Republican.
Trump won Florida in 2016 and 2020. He beat President Joe Biden in 2020 by 371,686 votes.
