By Matthew Impelli
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A pollster aligned with President Joe Biden's administration claimed victory for the president among a key demographic following the presidential debate on Thursday.
Matt A. Barreto, the co-founder of BSP Research, a Latino polling firm, and a senior adviser for the Building Back Together organization, shared a video on X, formerly Twitter, from Univision following the debate between Biden and former president Donald Trump.
"Of undecided Latino voters, nearly every single undecided voter said they now support Biden, not Trump! Latinos were watching and listening and Trump sounded like a crazy liar. Watch this video clip from @uninot," Barreto wrote.
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Barreto explained to Newsweek via email that the Univision news segment was focused on voters in Phoenix, Arizona.
"It was clear that Biden won over a majority of undecided Latinos in Arizona. These undecided Latino voters who watched the debate thought Biden addressed the issues with clear answers and they thought Trump just spouted mentiras, mentiras, mentiras, lies, lies, lies," Barreto told Newsweek.
Biden, who has faced concerns about his age, encountered a wave of criticism following his debate performance against the former president Thursday night, as viewers noted he sounded hoarse and that he lacked energy throughout the night.
A Biden aide told Newsweek late Thursday night that the president was battling a cold during the debate. However, he faced calls for his replacement from some Democrats.
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Exit polls from CNN following the 2020 election found Biden leading Trump among Hispanic voters. The exit polls found 65 percent of Hispanic or Latino voters voting for Biden, compared to 32 percent that sided with Trump.
However, following the debate on Thursday, a CNN general poll found 67 percent of debate watchers saying that Trump won the debate, compared to 33 percent that sided with Biden. The two candidates are expected to be named the official nominees for their respective parties, shaping up for a rematch of the 2020 presidential race.
Several social media users responded to the post from Barreto including Ed O'Keefe, a senior White House correspondent for CBS News.
"Yes, but... weren't they watching through the Spanish translation of someone else?" O'Keefe wrote.
Grant Stern, an executive editor for Occupy Democrats said: "If this represents the reaction of even a fraction of undecided Latino voters then Donald Trump is in severe trouble."
Immigration is expected to remain a top concern for voters ahead of the 2024 election and Biden recently announced new legislation which suspended asylum processing for migrants crossing the southern border between ports of entry when numbers exceed 2,500 per day, reopening when daily numbers fall below 1,500.
The legislation enforces authority under the Immigration and Nationality Act sections 212(f) and 215(a), with the White House saying the order is "not permanent" and will be discontinued when migrant surges decrease to an unspecified amount in which federal authorities are better able to safely and effectively manage border operations.
Newsweek reached out to the Biden campaign and Trump's spokesperson via email for comment.
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