Latino Republican support for Trump is still going strong in Florida

“Trump has not lost much support in this community,” Eduardo Gamarra, a Florida International University political scientist, said after conducting a poll for a private client.Trump and Republicans made substantial gains among these groups in the 2020 election. Venezuela’s ongoing crisis, Nicaragua’s human rights situation, Argentina’s return to leftist populism, and Peru’s runoff elections, with a socialist leading in the polls, all influence Latinos here and sharpen their focus on Trump.While few Latinos cite U.S. foreign policy when polled about voting preferences, Gamarra finds communities in Florida are being influenced by politics in their home countries.Trump is viewed by his international supporters, especially in Latin America, as a key ally in the anti-Communist fight. “There is a significant group of Dominicans who belong to social democratic parties back home, but are swayed by the conservative Trump-immigration policies,” Gamarra said.While there is unity among the Latin American left, the right is less cohesive, but they do see Trump as a partner in combating socialism. They accuse America CV of wanting to turn the radio station to a right-leaning outlet after a former mayor and liberal voice of the station was fired.Despite Latino Republicans' enthusiasm for the former president, some believe that while Trump will have a lasting impact on GOP politics and the culture he established, his influence will become weaker over time."Because a lot of Trumpism is not so much about policy, and it's not deeply substantive, it won't have the same power that some assume it will," former Rep. Carlos Curbelo, a Florida Republican, said."In the short term, this is definitely something that Republicans have to learn to deal with.