Politico: Democrats Admit to Losing Latino Voters

Democrats are starting to admit they are losing ground with Latino voters with time running out before the upcoming election, according to a recent report from Politico.

“Latino Democratic leaders and operatives are increasingly worried that time is running out to do anything that would make a significant difference ahead of the 2022 midterms,” the Politico report admitting, noting that to keep the majority in the House and Senate, the Democrats will need a “robust Latino turnout.”

Politico acknowledged that during the last presidential election, former President Donald Trump made massive gains with the Latino community across the country, which became alarming to the Democrat party as “there’s a creeping fear that the traditional Democratic advantage with Latino voters will continue to erode in November.”

The founding president and CEO of Voto Latino, Maria Teresa Kumar, admitted to Politico, “Intellectually, Democrats know they have a problem. But I haven’t seen the investment that needs to happen for it to translate.”

Politico explained:

Latinos — the largest of the nation’s fastest-growing demographic groups — have long been viewed as solidly blue Democratic voters. While President Joe Biden captured the majority of the Latino vote in 2020, Trump improved his margins in 78 of the nation’s 100 majority-Hispanic counties.

Since then, a spate of reports, analyses and polls have made it clear that the party has reason to worry if it doesn’t change its current approach. A recent report by Democratic research firm Equis found that a majority of Latinos believe that Democrats take them for granted. It also found that Trump’s policies on the coronavirus pandemic and economy were popular among Latinos and that GOP attacks claiming Democrats embrace socialism have been effective.– READ MORE