After spending the day in Las Vegas, I can say with conviction: there's growing momentum out here for Ruben Kihuen, our Democratic candidate for CD-4, and our Democrats from Hillary Clinton on down the ballot. If this continues and our army of volunteers executes our Get Out The Vote efforts, Ruben is going to win his race on November 8. And the Latino vote could make the difference for him and future President Clinton. Every Nevadan, young and old, whom I met validated this.
Most of the polls, premised on likely voters, fail to account for many of the Latinos who are planning to vote. Ruben Kihuen, a Latino whose family came from Mexico like mine, has a powerful story.
His family came to the States initially with no place to live and, today, he's fighting to make sure everyone who works hard has a chance to get ahead -- to own a home, send the children to college and retire with dignity. He has proven he can get things done as a state senator and will do the same as a Member of Congress, I know the first issue he will work on is job creation.
At a rally at Cardenas supermarket, I spoke with Latinas who told me that Donald Trump's comments about women convinced them to get engaged this election cycle. They're rallying their friends and family...