Sen. Tim Kaine reaches out to Latino voters in new radio ad running in battleground states

by lizbirge

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Tuesday, Sep. 13, 2016 Tuesday, Sep. 13, 2016 at 9:15:08am PDT

PHILADELPHIA, PA - JULY 29: Democratic vice presidential nominee U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) looks on during a campaign rally with democratic presidential nominee former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at Temple University on July 29, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A day after accepting the democratic presidential and vice presidential nominations at the Democratic National Convention, Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine are kicking off a three-day bus tour through Pennsylvania and Ohio. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) — Sen. Tim Kaine.

As part of its continued outreach to Latino voters, the Democratic Party’s latest radio ad features Sen. Tim Kaine, the vice presidential nominee, speaking Spanish in a 60-second spot.

In the ad, Kaine, who is fluent in Spanish and often speaks it on the campaign trail, refers to the time he spent in Honduras with the Jesuits when he was 22. He spent nine months in the country. The ad is running in some of the Democrats must-win states, including Florida, Ohio and Nevada.

Among Latino voters, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton has a significant lead over Republican nominee Donald Trump. Based on last week’s poll by Latino Decisions, a political polling firm, “Clinton is poised to win the votes of 70% of Latino voters compared to 19% for Trump.”