For Latino voters in Nevada, unease over rising prices could reshape elections
CNN
Victor Villanueva's Chicago White Sox hat was stained with sweat by the end of a recent door-knocking session in East Las Vegas, a manifestation of the time he had spent urging mostly Latino voters here in Clark County to cast ballots in 2022.
But with prices rising for everything from gas to food to rent, Villanueva's job with Somos Votantes, a political organization founded in 2019 looking to boost Latino turnout in Nevada and across the country, is as much sounding board for the pain people are feeling as it is organizer.
"They are telling me that they are struggling," Villanueva said, reflecting on a string of conversations he'd had during an early June canvassing session in a majority Latino neighborhood in East Las Vegas. Within minutes of Villanueva knocking on a door, most conversations turned to cost -- with voter after voter lamenting that their money just isn't going as far as it once did.
After recent burglaries at homes of professional athletes – including Kansas City Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce – the NFL and NBA have issued security memos to teams and players warning that “organized and skilled groups” are increasingly targeting players’ residences for such crimes.