‘We came here because this is the land of freedom’: Kimberly Mendoza, Florida
Kimberly Mendoza voted for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election because the campaign was, in her view, “all for equality and LGBTQ rights and lowering taxes.”
Four years later, Mendoza no longer sees her values reflected in the party and views her vote for Clinton as a mistake. This time, she’s voting to give President Donald Trump a second term.
“Trump might not be the best speaker in general,” she says, but “I judge people’s character and value by their action more than their words.”
Mendoza, 25, is a Latina living in Tampa, Fla., where she works for the Trump campaign as a canvasser and event organizer. Born in Puerto Rico, she moved to the U.S. with her family when she was 9. She is half Puerto Rican and half Peruvian.