mark hugo lopez. which states should viewers be watching on election night for the latino vote to make the difference? >> every election cycle, the most important state to watch has been florida. florida looks to be no different this year. in fact, some written polling from other organizations shows that, for example, joe biden and donald trump are pretty close to splitting the latino vote in florida. while nationally, our research shows that biden has a significant lead among latinos in regards to the presidential race, at least as of august. but some other states to keep in mind, not just florida is important, but also arizona. in arizona, 25% of eligible voters in the state are hispanic. other states to watch include north carolina and georgia for example. they both have 5% of eligible voters in those states as hispanic. those are just some of these states to keep an eye on. texas may be another one to keep a close eye on. that is partly because the state has so many hispanic voters. we will see wh

host: you can find more of the research done by mark hugo lopez and his colleagues at the pew research center, if you go to pewresearch.org. you can find more of the research done by mark hugo lopez and his colleagues at the pew research center if you go to pew research .org. we thank you for your time this morning. >> thank you very much. now in american history tv. a conversation marking patriots they. a massachusetts state holiday commemorating the battles of lexington and concord in 1775. we will hear a portrayal of thomas jefferson discussing the events that led to the 13 colonies breaking away from great britain. >> oh my, well i finished. good afternoon indeed. to all of our friends, welcome once again to our house, to monte carlo. mr. light, as you refer of course to patriots they, so we have heard it now referred to ourselves in virginia. nothing could please as more in virginia to be reminded, if you will, about our initial associations with massachusetts. yes, patriots day is something that we are happy to be reminded of as i know all of our friends in massachusetts continue

pew research center's mark yugo lopez talks about -- mark hugo lopez, and then later more of your callsnd comments and then look at the 2020 battleground state of wisconsin with a political science professor at the university of wisconsin, mid -- university of wisconsin, madison. we will be right back. ♪ >>>> with the ongoing pandemic in local schools switching to still learning, c-span provides a platform for national conversation where middleton high school students can produce a documentary, exploring the issues they most the president and congress to address in 2021. the framers of the constitution were working to give americans justice. present day, there are still issues with equality. >> when youth are given the opportunity in the skills to become informed voters and engage citizens, it helps because democracy must be learned. a to was pathway to citizenship for children who were born here but whose parents illegally migrated here, immigration has failed many. >> this year, we are awarding or the $100,000 in total cash prizes, including a grand prize of $5,000. the deadline to su

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morning on today's "washington journal," mark hugo lopez from the pew research center about the latinoote and aboutcannon who will talk the importance of his