Director Daniel Garza told NPR that he worries the GOP presidential nominee has made his group’s efforts more difficult. That same survey found that 85 percent of respondents believe that Trump’s candidacy has worsened Latino voters’ perception of the GOP. For years, the GOP has tried to bring more Hispanic voters into the party. As a former House Republican staffer and press assistant to 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney, Gaitan, the son of Honduran immigrants, spearheaded efforts to help Republicans reach more Latino voters through Spanish-language media. ADVERTISEMENTIn another sign that GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump is damaging his party’s standing with Latinos, the communications director of the Florida Republican Party announced Monday that he’s stepping down because he cannot defend Trump’s racism.

Source: Huffington Post August 08, 2016 20:26 UTC