Articles for Latino Voters

Opinion: Why California’s Latino voters are shifting toward Trump and Republicans
1 week, 6 days ago

Opinion: Why California’s Latino voters are shifting toward Trump and Republicans

LA Times  

Thirty years ago this fall, California’s Latino voters coalesced into a multigenerational ethnic voting bloc for the first time in response to a draconian, citizen-led initiative targeting immigrants who were in the state illegally. While it was ultimately ruled unconstitutional, the proposition catalyzed a generation of Latino voters and politicians into a movement, binding the Latino electorate to the immigrant …

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Biggest lesson from my four decades of covering politics: Prepare to be surprised
1 month ago

Biggest lesson from my four decades of covering politics: Prepare to be surprised

LA Times  

Because they are all-or-nothing contests, American elections lend themselves to over-interpretation. This year’s election brought striking changes to the electorate: President-elect Trump won a notably larger share of Latino voters than the Republican norm — 43% according to the AP/NORC VoteCast survey of more than 120,000 voters, 46%, according to the exit poll conducted for major television networks. Trump’s final …

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In this election, demographics did not determine how people voted
1 month ago

In this election, demographics did not determine how people voted

NPR  

In this election, demographics did not determine how people voted Connie Hanzhang Jin/NPR In the debate over whether demography is destiny, the 2024 presidential election showed clearly it is not. He also cut into Harris' margins with Latinos, won wider margins with voters 45 and older, and men made up a bigger share of the electorate than four years ago. …

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Trump's Surge With Latino Voters Wasn't A Surprise
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump's Surge With Latino Voters Wasn't A Surprise

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING One of the most shocking defeats for Kamala Harris in last week’s election was her dismal performance among Latino voters. “We saw huge warning signs with Hispanic men, but even Hispanic women, where the nightmare phrase we kept hearing all over the country was: ‘Yeah, I don’t really like Donald Trump, and he says mean things about …

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Did Democrats take Latinos and Muslim voters for granted? What US election results say
1 month, 1 week ago

Did Democrats take Latinos and Muslim voters for granted? What US election results say

Firstpost  

US Vice President Kamala Harris’s devastating loss against President-elect Donald Trump was fueled by resentment and feelings of betrayal the Latinos and Muslim/Arab voters received from the Democratic Party. On Tuesday, November 5, the Democrats received a major setback after the party’s presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris lost the highly anticipated US presidential election to the Republican Party’s pick …

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Young Black and Latino men say they chose Trump because of the economy and jobs
1 month, 1 week ago

Young Black and Latino men say they chose Trump because of the economy and jobs

LA Times  

Supporters of now President-elect Donald Trump with signs and T-shirts that read “Blacks for Trump” gather near the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Federal Courthouse in August 2023 in Washington. This year, he said, he thought the former president’s “minority community outreach really showed up.” Trump gained a larger share of Black and Latino voters than he did in 2020, when …

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Trump’s 2024 victory revealed voter shifts that could reshape America’s political landscape
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump’s 2024 victory revealed voter shifts that could reshape America’s political landscape

CNN  

CNN — President-elect Donald Trump won across the map — improving on Republican margins nearly everywhere and delivering on his promises to win over more non-White voters on his way to defeating Vice President Kamala Harris. And perhaps more important for Democrats, the results paint a daunting picture of a party whose national coalition has fractured — with suburbs where …

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‘If that dude’s mama gets deported, that’s on him’: Democrats’ reaction to Trump-voting Latinos is unforgivable
1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘If that dude’s mama gets deported, that’s on him’: Democrats’ reaction to Trump-voting Latinos is unforgivable

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. I noted how Trump’s appeal is largely driven by polarization via education, given that …

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"Probably a winnable election": Experts on how Dems blew it with Black, Latino and women voters
1 month, 2 weeks ago

"Probably a winnable election": Experts on how Dems blew it with Black, Latino and women voters

Salon  

Exit polls taken on Election Day revealed notable voter shifts and opinions that, together, sealed President-elect Donald Trump's electoral victory. Eighty-five percent of Black voters overall chose her compared to 13% who voted for Trump, per NBC News and CBS News exit polls. But Trump made headway among Black male voters that proved detrimental to the vice president's bid, argued …

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US election result: Where did Harris and her campaign go wrong?
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

US election result: Where did Harris and her campaign go wrong?

Al Jazeera  

A late start, a failure to differentiate herself from Biden, and the loss of key voting groups made victory impossible. In Pennsylvania, a crucial swing state in the 2024 election, Harris lost 3 percentage points in Black support compared to 2020, with 89 percent versus Biden’s 92 percent. Harris’s support among Black voters fell by 15 percentage points — 77 …

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1619 Project author says 'anti-Blackness is deeply embedded in Latino cultures' after Trump Hispanic surge
1 month, 2 weeks ago

1619 Project author says 'anti-Blackness is deeply embedded in Latino cultures' after Trump Hispanic surge

Daily Mail  

An author of an infamous revisionist historic work that paints the United States as racist has blamed 'anti-blackness' for Donald Trump's electoral success with Latinos. The result has surprised some, as it saw Trump increase his share of the demographic substantially since his loss to Joe Biden, when he only won 32 percent Emphatically beating Kamala Harris, the president-elect found …

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4 election takeaways — from Democrat and Republican strategists
1 month, 2 weeks ago

4 election takeaways — from Democrat and Republican strategists

NPR  

4 election takeaways — from Democrat and Republican strategists toggle caption Giorgio Viera/Getty Images In the days leading up to election night, news outlets across the country, including NPR, were predicting a historically close race — one that could take days to call. All Things Considered hosts Juana Summers and Mary Louise Kelly unpack this with two veteran political strategists, …

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US election: Did Trump gain Latino vote despite ‘floating garbage’ jibe?
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

US election: Did Trump gain Latino vote despite ‘floating garbage’ jibe?

Al Jazeera  

The US Latino vote leaned more to the Republican side this election than it did in 2020, when President Joe Biden won, one of several drivers that have propelled Donald Trump to triumph over Vice President Kamala Harris this time around. A crude, badly-timed joke likening Puerto Rico to a “floating island of garbage” by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe at a …

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‘A hard political pill to swallow’: Dems grapple with losing Latino voters
1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘A hard political pill to swallow’: Dems grapple with losing Latino voters

Politico  

Surveying the wreckage after Trump’s victory, Democrats across the country suggested the problem was obvious, even if the solution isn’t: Trump, they said, has been able to connect with Latinos and speak to their economic frustrations, their concerns about their families and their worries about the future of the country, in a raw, unfiltered way that many of their own …

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The role of the Latino vote in the 2024 election
1 month, 2 weeks ago

The role of the Latino vote in the 2024 election

NPR  

The role of the Latino vote in the 2024 election NPR speaks with Evelyn Pérez-Verdía, founder of We are Mas, about the role of Latino voters in the 2024 election. PEREZ-VERDIA: Well, let me give a very good example that in the past five years, you know, when we've done research recently, a Harvard study showed that the word Latinx …

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Harris and Trump race to the finish line with one last burst of rallies
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Harris and Trump race to the finish line with one last burst of rallies

NPR  

Harris and Trump race to the finish line with one last burst of rallies Hide caption Vice President Harris speaks during a campaign rally at the "Rocky Steps" in Philadelphia. Previous Next Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images Hide caption Former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan early on Tuesday. Previous …

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"Island of garbage": Racist joke hurts Trump among Pennsylvania Latinos, poll finds
1 month, 2 weeks ago

"Island of garbage": Racist joke hurts Trump among Pennsylvania Latinos, poll finds

Salon  

More than 60% of Latino voters in Pennsylvania support Vice President Kamala Harris after a right-wing comedian called Puerto Rico an "island of garbage" at Donald Trump's Madison Square Garden rally last week, a new YouGov/Univision poll found Outrage and offence rippled through the battleground state's Puerto Rican population after comedian Tony Hinchcliffe’s joke about the U.S. territory. Some 69% …

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How first time Latine voters are shaping local elections
1 month, 2 weeks ago

How first time Latine voters are shaping local elections

LA Times  

In the weeks before the Nov. 5 elections, Eliana Rodriguez knocked on one door after another in her South Los Angeles neighborhood of Vermont Knolls, registering her neighbors to vote and letting them know what is at stake. “I was confused about certain propositions — it’s a little stressful because a lot is going on.” As she searched for answers, …

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Harris in ‘more competitive crouch’ in Georgia as election nears
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Harris in ‘more competitive crouch’ in Georgia as election nears

Politico  

Harris has spent two full days this week amping up supporters across the Sun Belt, including here at the Atlanta Civic Center in downtown Atlanta on Saturday afternoon. “The thing that gives me optimism about the Sun Belt is our percentage of college-educated voters, and what you see in states that are rapidly growing, like North Carolina and Georgia, is …

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Noticias Telemundo anchor Julio Vaqueiro on why the Latino vote matters more than ever
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Noticias Telemundo anchor Julio Vaqueiro on why the Latino vote matters more than ever

LA Times  

There is no Spanish word for “swing state.” But there are many Latinos living and voting in the seven battlegrounds that will determine the outcome of race for the White House between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump. So Spanish-language network Telemundo came up with a term: “El Péndulo.” “El Péndulo,” or the pendulum, became the name of …

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Harris leads by a wide margin among Latinos, signaling a rebound in support for Democrats, poll shows
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Harris leads by a wide margin among Latinos, signaling a rebound in support for Democrats, poll shows

LA Times  

Kamala Harris now holds a commanding lead with Latino voters over Donald Trump, according to a new national poll of 1,500 Latino voters. Vice President Kamala Harris holds a commanding lead with Latino voters over former President Trump, with a margin that tracks closely with President Biden’s 2020 advantage, according to a new national poll of 1,500 Latino voters. “This …

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Latinx Files: On borders, Beyoncé and ‘Freedom’
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Latinx Files: On borders, Beyoncé and ‘Freedom’

LA Times  

Periodically, the Latinx Files will feature a guest writer. Beyoncé’s “Freedom,” her 2016 anthem, is in heavy rotation in Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris campaign ads and at rallies. Harris is powerfully framing this election around an array of freedoms that are at stake: the freedom to love, to make reproductive decisions, to vote, even the “freedom to live safe …

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Latino voters key to US election, but not 'monolithic'
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Latino voters key to US election, but not 'monolithic'

Raw Story  

Angel Ozuna can vote in his first U.S. election this year, but the 50-year-old, a naturalized citizen from Mexico, says he is unsure if he will exercise that right. With analysts expecting the presidential election to be decided by razor-thin margins in a handful of key states, Latino voters like Ozuna "could be the one that tips the balance," said …

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Democrats hope to tap the power of Latinas to win over the men in their lives
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Democrats hope to tap the power of Latinas to win over the men in their lives

NPR  

Democrats hope to tap the power of Latinas to win over the men in their lives toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images Democrats know they have advantage with women this election — particularly when it comes to Latino voters. The group aims to close some of the divide by targeting Latino men through the Latinas in their lives through a new …

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