The Mexican northern music group LThe Tigres del Norte campaigned this Thursday in Arizona along with the vice president of the United States and Democratic candidate, Kamala Harriswith the aim of attract the Latino votewhich could be decisive in that state.
The band performed before Harris’ speech. They interpreted Thank you!… America… Without Bordersa song that talks about the idea of ​​a united American continent beyond political borders, as well as its cultural diversity and the opportunities it offers.
At the end of the event, the band cheered “Up with Kamala Harris!” and “Let’s go Kamala!”as he encouraged the crowd to vote, alternating between English and Spanish.
Harris thanked Los Tigres del Norte for their performance and affirmed that the November 5 elections against the former president and Republican candidate donald trump They are “one of the most important of our lives.”
“Hard work is good and joyful,” he said, repeating a common phrase at his events. “And make no mistake, we are going to win,” he added.
Harris reiterated her commitment to fighting for the middle class with measures to reduce housing, medicine and food prices, and recalled his career as California attorney general, taking on for-profit universities and big banks.
The festive atmosphere of the event was momentarily interrupted when a protester protested loudly.
As security personnel escorted him out of the venue, the crowd responded with shouts to silence his proclamations. Harris, with a smile, took advantage of the moment to try to calm things down: “Democracy can be complicated, but we believe in it and in the right of everyone to express their voice.”
The importance of Arizona
Arizona is one of the seven US states that They could decide who will be the next tenant of the White House. The other six are Nevada, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Georgia and North Carolina.
Arizona, which contributes 11 delegates to the Electoral College, has been a Republican stronghold for decades, but has become pivotal state, especially due to its growing demographic diversity with an increase in the Latino population that now represents 25% of the total, according to Pew Research.
In the 2020 elections, Joe Biden won in Arizona with a narrow margin of about 10,500 votes, approximately 0.3% of the total, marking the first Democratic victory in the state since 1996, when Bill Clinton (1993-2001) won it.