Zalba: "Florida is a pivotal state and the Hispanic community is deeply conservative" | 2020 US Elections

Florida is one of the most contested states in the US presidential elections. “If we win Florida, then it’s settled,” Democratic candidate Joe Biden said at his last rally. It is part of the so-called ‘swing states’ or pendulum states, where the vote fluctuates between the Republican Party and the Democratic Party in each election. It contributes 29 electors or delegates of the 538 that make up the Electoral College, and that makes this state the ‘jewel in the crown’. “Florida is a critical state and here the Hispanic community is deeply conservative,” says Manuel Zalba, a lawyer and political analyst. QUESTION: Why is Florida so decisive? ANSWER: It is a decisive state because since the 1924 elections all the candidates who have won the state of Florida have ended up being presidents of the United States. Florida is a state that contributes 29 delegates out of 538. We will all remember those elections of George Bush Jr. against Al Gore, whose count was endless, and finally gave the US presidency to Bush. victory? A .: Personally, I think so. Four years ago, the state of Florida was declined by Donald Trump, despite polls. Right now it’s pretty even here, but you have to remember that the Hispanic community, especially the one living in Florida, is also deeply conservative. Not only the Cuban, fleeing Castroism or communism, also the Venezuelan, Nicaraguan and Colombian. The majority are conservative voters. This has been seen in the last rallies that Trump has given here.Manuel Zalba:”Many of the people who say in the polls that they are going to vote for Biden, are moved more by their rejection of President Trump than by being in favor of the policies or the charisma of Biden” Q .: How are the polls going? one week after the appointment with the polls? A .: Polls must be taken with a grain of salt. Four years ago, all the polls gave an overwhelming majority to Hilary Clinton. Now we are seeing technical ties in many states, for example in the state of Florida. In other states, polls give Democratic Party candidate Joe Biden a majority of 8 or 10 percentage points. However, there is a very important factor: the motivation of the Democratic voter. Many of the people who say in the polls that they are going to vote for Biden, are moved more by their rejection of President Trump than by being in favor of the policies or Biden’s charisma. This factor can cause many of those people not to vote on November 3 compared to those who are supporters of President Trump and who live it with passion.Although there are many North Americans with the right to vote, another curious fact is that you have to register to vote. Except in the state of North Dakota, where it is not necessary to register in advance to exercise the right to vote. Therefore, Biden has to mobilize that vote that rejects President Trump. Q .: Do you think the latest scandals that plague the son of Democratic Party candidate Joe Biden could affect the outcome? A .: Totally. The Hunter Trump scandals have been topics of discussion in both election debates.What is obvious and what is being denounced here every day is that, despite the fact that Biden insists that he was unaware of those actions of his son and those charges from Ukraine and China, everything indicates that it could not be like that. Proof of this are the photographs and images that immortalize Biden’s son – when he was vice president – accompanying him on the presidential plane to China and Ukraine and a few days later that direct collection of commissions was granted. This is going to deeply affect the vote of people who in the polls say that they are going to vote for Biden because of his rejection of Trump, but who really do not feel motivated by Biden or his policies.