The Democrats are steadily losing ground with Hispanic voters. The seriousness of this problem tends to be underestimated in Democratic circles for a couple of reasons: (1) they don’t realize how big the shift is; and (2) they don’t realize how thoroughly it undermines the most influential Democratic theory of the case for building their coalition.
But it’s possible that no political development worries blue America’s operatives more than Hispanic voters’ rightward drift.
Be interesting to see what the numbers look like broken down a little further.
wonder what kind of stupid narrative the democrats are ginning up right now in emails and meetings with big media to try to undo the slow growing awareness of people…
I think we are seeing the beginning of the end of an era. I have a feeling the old “Slavery/Jim Crow made us do it!” excuse has about run it’s course with independents. For several reasons - not least of which is success.
And there’s bound to be some fatigue. And comparisons.
I think there have been several strategic errors made as well.
“Hispanics are leaving thinking about leaving the democrat party to vote for Republicans who are taking up traditional democrat political stances”
If this continues to happen, it is possible that republicans become what they were pre CRA. In which case the party name may change but they will have to be a bit more liberal in their political stances.
I’m less interested in the party name and more interested in the why behind it.
LOL @WuWei Remember forum libs ensured us that Hispanics will never shift alliances/party because we are too racist, that they don’t hold our values etc. We were told how disillusion we were for saying it.
This is what happens when democrat/libs start believing they think for everyone else.
Do you have evidence that republicans policies are less devastating to black people?
From a macro level… black people typically prosper more under democrat presidency. From a micro level, (city, local state) it likely paints a different picture.
“Democrat plantation” is said by whom? Then you make this statement
As if they aren’t already awake. That makes black people sound stupid.
I still believe that. Trump adopted some democrat positions that resonates with some Hispanics and even black people.
If future republicans continue to adopt those positions, then I could see more of a shift. But that means that the GOP returns to it’s pre CRA policies positions and becomes the more liberal party.
So I see it as a potential party switch… which happens every 70 years or so.
