Democrats have won the Hispanic vote in every presidential election since 1972. With the exception of 2004, Democratic nominees since 1992 had always beaten their Republican counterpart by at least 35 points with Hispanic voters.
That began to change, surprisingly to some, during the Trump administration.
Hispanics are largely working-class, and by 2020 they had begun to warm up to Donald Trump and his party.
It’s not hard to see why Hispanics might be growing disaffected with Harris and the Democrats.
Their communities are especially affected by the massive influx of migrants. Most communities where migrants cross are heavily Hispanic, and surely a large number of those caught and released settle in Latino neighborhoods, where the people and language are more familiar.
This means Hispanics more than any other ethnic group likely bear the brunt of the migrants’ disruption. Crime that occurs happens on their streets. The jobs migrants try to get are the same ones many Hispanic citizens also hold and covet.
The rocky economy also affects Latinos more than the upper-class whites who set the Biden administration’s policies. Inflation always ravages the poor and working class first, and Hispanics tend to be poorer and less educated than white Americans.
Unemployment is also up among Hispanics, reaching 5.5% in the most recent jobs report. Stagnant or falling real wages and shrinking job prospects always hurt the incumbent party.
This drop among Latinos could be fatal to Harris’ hopes in Nevada and Arizona.
Obey
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