As Twitchy reported Tuesday, an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll shows that President Joe Biden’s approval rating with Hispanics is significantly lower than it is with whites, with 65 percent of Hispanics disapproving of Biden’s job performance. We’re not sure what the numbers are with Vice President Kamala Harris, but Politico reports that there’s been a stream of anti-Harris calls into Hispanic radio stations in Florida that has Democrats alleging it’s an astroturf campaign to hurt Harris if Biden decides not to run in 2024.
NEW: There has been a stream of anti-Harris callers calling into Hispanic radio in south Florida. Democrats are alleging it’s astroturf designed to hurt her politically in case Biden bows out. https://t.co/k3UXPiBySr
via @ccadelago and @EugeneDaniels2
— Sam Stein (@samstein) December 21, 2021
Politico reports:
POLITICO did record and review segments of local programs independently via a radio station’s webcasts. In one, a male caller can be heard describing Harris as “inefficient” and “disappointing,” adding that the vice president “doesn’t do nothing at all.” The same caller jumped from one point to another before finally accusing the administration of poorly managing the economy. In recent days, a POLITICO reporter also heard callers on other Miami-based Spanish-language programs using similar phrases to describe Harris.
“There is no definitive proof of a coordinated campaign attacking Harris on South Florida radio, as opposed to organic criticism of her conveyed by regular callers,” Politico adds. The idea that it’s an astroturf campaign was raised by a Miami-based Democratic pollster.
https://twitter.com/jimni27/status/1473608234791587840
What you're describing here is activism, not astroturfing. It might be the latter, but nothing in this article distinguishes this from a true grassroots effort.
— Noam Blum (@neontaster) December 21, 2021
Or, hear me out, they just don’t like her.
— MH (@MHark) December 22, 2021
https://twitter.com/JohnAnastasio56/status/1473341708444344325
Or, maybe they just don't like her. And they have valid reasons.
Is that really so hard for you to imagine?
— Christina Pushaw 🐊 🇺🇸 (@ChristinaPushaw) December 21, 2021
Here’s a great thread by Giancarlo Sopo:
🚨🚨Many are puzzled by this piece, so let me explain what’s really going on here:
I know Miami and its media market really well.
This article is laughable and I honestly don’t think @samstein vetted this story. He should have. https://t.co/N2QGvAqmGX
— Giancarlo Sopo (@GiancarloSopo) December 22, 2021
A major red flag is that @ccadelago and @EugeneDaniels2 do not mention the name of the station in question. There’s a reason for that:
If you know they’re talking about a conservative AM station the article falls apart.
— Giancarlo Sopo (@GiancarloSopo) December 22, 2021
Actualidad Radio’s audience is Venezuelan, Cuban and older.
Even rookie national reporters know that Miami Hispanics tend to be conservative, especially Cubans and Venezuelans.
So yeah, of course this AM station’s listeners don’t like Biden and Harris …. they’re Republicans!
— Giancarlo Sopo (@GiancarloSopo) December 22, 2021
I don’t know why the writers did not explain the community’s political context. People who don’t know better may assume these are otherwise Dem voters, but they’re not. Never have been.
So what’s really going on? Almost certainly one of two things:
— Giancarlo Sopo (@GiancarloSopo) December 22, 2021
1) FL Democrat political operatives want donors to fund BS “anti misinformation” projects there. In other words, a grift — and not a smart one.
One can only hope Democrats spend LOTS of money chasing older Miami Hispanic voters who listen to talk radio. Do it, guys. Go big! BBB!
— Giancarlo Sopo (@GiancarloSopo) December 22, 2021
2) Democrats are panicking about their Hispanic problem and need “misinformation” conspiracy theories as an excuse for their failures and a pretext to censor speech.
They’ve been openly calling for censoring Hispanic conservatives for a while. 👇🏻https://t.co/KhJvb5chKH
— Giancarlo Sopo (@GiancarloSopo) December 22, 2021
Of course, the core problem here is that Democrats believe Hispanics owe them their vote.
We don’t, and these hysterics remind us why we will not vote for them: they are incompetent, censorious clowns.
— Giancarlo Sopo (@GiancarloSopo) December 22, 2021
https://twitter.com/GiancarloSopo/status/1473510210308345856
Of course, @DebbieforFL knows this isn’t a “coordinated attack.” It’s simply a conservative audience calling into conservative shows.
This is their grift. They need an excuse, no matter how ridiculous, to petition the FCC to censor their political opponents.
cc: @samstein https://t.co/8D3TXQ3L4p
— Giancarlo Sopo (@GiancarloSopo) December 22, 2021
Btw, this is the part of the story where they argue Harris should be popular with Hispanics but where the writers show they know little about Latinos.
None of this stuff would resonate with Miami Cubans and Venezuelans. Most Cubans aren’t even impacted by immigration laws. pic.twitter.com/wfEq0tUSzW
— Giancarlo Sopo (@GiancarloSopo) December 22, 2021
Here's the nail in the coffin to this very silly Oliver Stone/JFK-type Democrat conspiracy theory:
Recent poll shows that Kamala Harris (like Joe Biden) is unpopular w/ Hispanics. And that's nationally. Miami Latinos are way more conservative, especially Cubans and Venezuelans. pic.twitter.com/StIJslP5uK
— Giancarlo Sopo (@GiancarloSopo) December 22, 2021
@samstein doesn’t realize that ~ 1/2 of Hispanics in Florida vote R. Most don’t consider themselves a minority.
— JBP (@cutoff12) December 22, 2021
Why would he vet a story that supports a narrative he wants to build? That would be journalism, not partisan activism masquerading as journalism.
— Pug Henry (@Lew445445) December 22, 2021
Sam vetted it. I think. This isn’t meant to be any form of reporting or political journalism. Its a psyop. They are pushing the narrative that all opposition to Kamala is GOP “astroturf” & also they’re badgering Spanish corp media into fawning over her.
— Christina Pushaw 🐊 🇺🇸 (@ChristinaPushaw) December 22, 2021
Sam's primary clue was that none of the callers identified themselves as Latinx.
— David Frank Writes (@David_N_Frank) December 22, 2021
Amazing. I grew up down there, went to Columbus HS, and Stein’s post immediately struck me as total and complete BS from a Dem who (1) doesn’t know what he’s talking about and (2) assumed all minorities support Dems.
— Gary Meyers (@GaryMey46030592) December 22, 2021
https://twitter.com/WalterSobchakSr/status/1473502598460289027
Stein knows what he’s doing, he’s a hack
— 🤷🏻♂️ (@ElReyHubbard) December 22, 2021
What makes you think he wanted the story vetted more than he wanted plausible deniability?
— Silence Dogood (@lordthx1139) December 22, 2021
Why would you vet a story that tells you exactly what you want to hear?
— BTME (@btme87) December 22, 2021
Also there really isn’t anyone in America who likes Kamala Harris so really could be anyone, including her boss.
— Stephen Dugan (@sdugan48) December 22, 2021
True.
Related:
MUY SUCKO! Biden’s approval rating with Hispanics SIGNIFICANTLY lower than with Whites (these numbers are ‘DEVASTATING for Democrats’) https://t.co/FUkDUyDqB1
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) December 21, 2021