Biden Courts Minority, Union Voters in Nevada

Published on February 5, 2024

LAS VEGAS—President Joe Biden is clearly aiming at bolstering his support among blacks, Latinos, and union workers in the key swing state of Nevada. At a time when polls suggest his support is lagging among minority voters, about 400 people—many of them representing those groups—enthusiastically cheered and applauded for President Biden as he delivered a 30-minute speech on Feb. 4. The president urged the crowd to cast votes for him in the Democrat primary on Feb. 6. But he faces no formidable party challenger, making that contest largely a symbolic one. So President Biden took aim at his presumed Republican opponent, former President Donald Trump....

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