Shades of Arizona in Florida
Today, people think of Florida as the definitive big Republican State. It has trended to the right and has become nearly out of reach for Democrats. It went for Trump by +2.1 in 2016, it was Trump+3.4 in 2020 and in 2022 it was DeSantis +20. Its bold shift to the right and beautiful beaches…
The Myth of Latino Cultural Conservatism
Latino as a cultural term is a very big Umbrella. It encompasses the Hispanos from Southern Colorado down to Argentina. Many of these communities share a language in Spanish or Portuguese for Brazil. Roman Catholicism is the predominant faith in most of these countries. One should also consider religious diversity and recognize that there are…
Florida Democrats Latino Woes a Cautionary Tale for Texas Democrats
In 2022, Florida voted for the incumbent Ron DeSantis by nearly 20% points, and Marco Rubio by 16% points. This was a clear sign that Florida is becoming a red state. In the past Florida had margins that were decided by very thin margins. Miami Dade and Osceola went red in 2022, a sign that…
LVMaps Nevada Midterm Election Projections
Earlier in the year, I thought of Nevada as Leans Republican because of the Republican backlash against pandemic rules, rising gas prices, and real estate prices. However, things have changed since March, Joe Biden’s national approval rating has increased, and the preferred party in congress has switched from Republican to Democrat. Biden’s national approval rating…
In Defense Of Mariachi Politics
It was two days ago that I read a Nevada Independent article on Latino outreach in which I saw Padron being interviewed and she said that “I’m sick and tired of… ‘mariachi politics.’ Then Padron, later on, went on to say that not all Latinos “eat tacos and listen to mariachi music.” I took issue…
Discourse on Latino White Nationalism
Recently, I’ve been seeing articles about Hispanics embracing White Nationalism. Many people are confused as to why Hispanics would identify with White Nationalism. Common mainstream knowledge about Latinos is that they are multiracial people who descend from European (Mainly Spanish and Portuguese), Indigenous Peoples of the Americas, and Africans. Common assumptions are that Hispanics would…
Race and Education Predictions for 2022 United States Midterm Elections
After the 2021 California recall, I analyzed the Election Day Precinct results as mapped by RRH Elections and it showed that Newsom did very well with Urban Latinos in Los Angeles and Santa Ana, but slid among White Suburbanites in Orange County, and Rural Latinos in Merced County relative to Biden’s 2020 performance. I took…
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