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    The Biden campaign is leaning into abortion as an issue that can cut against Donald Trump with a critical constituency: Latino voters. On Friday, the campaign announced a new battleground state ad blitz targeting Latino men that will pour $1 million into Latino media in May alone, according to Reuters. The 30-second spot, which will air in English and Spanish, features Marine Corps vet and Nevada carpenter Cesar Carreon, talking about abortion as an attack on freedom. “I know what tough is,”...

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