Pennsylvania Spanish-language radio hosts air voter frustration on economy

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 12 Oct, 05:48 · Archive

Latino voters in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley are expressing frustration over high fuel and grocery prices ahead of next month's midterm elections.

Victor Martinez hosts La Mega 101.7, a Spanish-language radio station in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley, where he runs a politics talk show from his studio in Allentown. The region's Latino population has grown from a fifth to nearly a quarter of the population over the past decade.

Martinez invited listeners to name one positive thing about President Donald Trump. Calls came in, including a reference to a promised $5,000 payout for Republicans keeping control of Congress, and a trucker noting that high diesel prices had forced him to take an unplanned vacation because he could not afford to fill his vehicle.

Martinez added an hour of politics to his morning show at the end of Trump's first term. He says listeners now, at the halfway mark of Trump's second term, are just as frustrated as they were then, with anger focused on higher prices for fuel and groceries. Martinez said Republicans could face consequences in the midterm elections as a result. 'It's the economy, stupid,' Martinez said. 'Things have gotten so bad. People didn't think Biden did a good job.'

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• A Spanish-language radio show overflows with voters' frustration in Pennsylvania battlegroundVictor Martinez, who runs a Spanish-language radio station in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley, talks about voters' frustration with everyday realities like higher fuel prices and inflation ahead of next month’s closely contested midterm election.Clickorlando · 12 Oct, 05:23
• A Spanish-language radio show overflows with voters' frustration in Pennsylvania battlegroundVictor Martinez, who runs a Spanish-language radio station in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley, talks about voters' frustration with everyday realities like higher fuel prices and inflation ahead of next month’s closely contested midterm election.News4Jax · 12 Oct, 05:23

In this story: Victor Martinez · La Mega 101.7 · Pennsylvania · Lehigh Valley · Allentown · Donald Trump

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