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Barack Obama: “People were surprised about a lot of Hispanic folks who voted for Trump. But there are a lot of evangelical Hispanics…”

On the recordNovember 25, 2020
People were surprised about a lot of Hispanic folks who voted for Trump. But there are a lot of evangelical Hispanics, who -- the fact that Trump says racist things about Mexicans or puts detainees, undocumented workers in cages, they think that's less important than the fact that he supports their views on gay marriage or abortion.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
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msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Obama explains the voting behavior of some Hispanic voters in relation to their values.

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