GOP Strategist: ‘Absolutely’ Trump Can Win the Latino Vote

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EARHARDT: “During the debate, Donald Trump Continued to push for tougher immigration policies. Listen.”
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TRUMP: I’m not playing to anybody’s fantasies, I’m playing to the fact that our country is in trouble, that we have a tremendous problem with crime. The border is a disaster, it’s like a piece of Swiss cheese. We’re going to stop it, we’re going to stop people from coming into our country illegally. We’re going to stop it.” Cheering And Applause)
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EARHARDT: “But with more than 27 million Hispanic voters expected to participate in this election, does this hurt his chances of winning the Latino vote. Our next guest says absolutely not. Gus Portela is a Republican political strategist and a national executive director of the College Republican National Committee, and he joins us now. Good morning Gus. Good to see you.”
PORTELA: “Good to see you. Thanks for having me.”
EARHARDT: “You’re welcome. Well, can Trump get the Latino vote?”
PORTELA: “Oh, absolutely. In fact, actually, we’ve actually seen that he has already won the Latino vote in states like Nevada. It’s a big, big, big state for Republicans especially in the general election.”