Harris leads Trump in California, but Latino support softens, poll shows
LA TimesVice President Kamala Harris maintains a commanding lead over former President Trump in California, but Trump’s gains among the state’s Latino voters highlight a troubling sign for Democrats at the national level, according to a new poll. Trump has benefited from frustration among several segments of the Latino population, including many second- and third-generation families, despite his history of employing incendiary tropes, including claims that immigrants are “poisoning the blood of our country” and taking “Black jobs.” Harris, the first South Asian American and first Black woman to lead a presidential ticket, also has lost some support among Asian and Black voters compared with 2020, but they remain key parts of her coalition. Harris has made up some of those losses in California with white voters, among whom she leads Trump 56% to 37%, a wider margin than Biden’s 51%-47% advantage in 2020. Trump has a small lead among white Californians without a college degree; Harris leads resoundingly among voters who have one, according to the poll.