FIU town hall looks at importance of Hispanic vote in the 2024 election
MIAMI - CBS News Miami, in partnership with The Miami Herald, WLRN, and Univision 23 Miami moderated "Voters Decide: The Hispanic Vote 2024" town hall at FIU's main campus in Sweetwater.
CBS News Miami's anchor Eliott Rodriguez was the moderator. Five guest speakers talked about the importance of the Hispanic Vote in this year's election.
The guests included FIU Professor Eduardo Gamarra, Fernand Amandi, the managing partner of Miami-based public opinion research and strategic communications consulting firm Bendixen & Amandi, Ninoska Perez Castellon, host of Ninoska en La Poderosa on 670 AM. Jose Parra, former senior advisor to former Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Irina Vilarino, former U.S. congressional candidate.
Part of the town hall was streaming live on CBS News Miami, Pluto TV, and our APP and will air on WBFS TV 33.
At 9 p.m., an extra half hour was live-streamed to continue the conversation.
CBS News Larry Seward was at FIU and will have a full report at 11 p.m.