Miami mayoral race tests Democrats' Latino support in historic runoff

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00:00The city of Miami is one of the few large cities in the country run by a Republican

00:06mayor. But in this election on Tuesday, Democrats getting a chance to win it.

00:11This is a city with a very rich Cuban population.

00:15Democrats elsewhere is looking at this race in terms of how to show voters that they still

00:20can get the support from Latinos.

00:22It is a nonpartisan race.

00:24This is pitting former city manager Emilia Gonzalez, who has the support of President

00:28Donald Trump against County Commissioner Eileen Higgins, who is also receiving support from

00:34Democrats nationally.

00:36My goal is to make life better for everybody in Miami.

00:39I have a proven track record of doing it.

00:41That's why people are voting for me.

00:43So Democrats are looking at how to communicate with Latinos in an immigrant-rich community

00:49about policies they're seeing implemented by Trump.

00:52I do think that media is playing a huge role into swaying opinion as to what are the things

00:57that I should focus on.

00:58And the thing is like, I don't know, I mean, coming from an immigrant, I mean,

01:01you think things are bad until something worse comes into play.