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Why voters of color were decisive for Biden despite Democrats’ missteps

The Democrats’ strategy ignores important lessons from recent political history, said Sonja Diaz, who directs the University of California, Los Angeles, Latino Policy & Politics Institute. “The 2020 Democratic primary showed both political parties and all future candidates the playbook to win,” Diaz said, pointing to the campaign of Senator Bernie Sanders, which emphasized meeting…

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What is the future for Latino voters in the US? Five experts weigh in

Democrats and Republicans invested large sums in persuading white voters, while neglecting the Latinos and young voters of color who have proved critical to Democratic support in Arizona. UCLA research shows Latinos overwhelmingly supported Biden in Maricopa, Pima and Yuma counties, driving Biden toward victory there.

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What 2020 taught us about the Latino vote

In a study of precincts with high concentrations of Latinos, the UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Initiative found that Biden received 80% of the vote, while in 2016 Clinton got 76%. Latino Decisions’ election eve poll found that 70% of Latinos nationwide voted for Biden while 27% voted for Trump.

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There’s a lot to learn from this Black and Brown election chatter

“So, we need to take the Latino electorate state-by-state and we need to take a state as complex as Florida and break it out by different geographies and ethnicities,” said Matt Barreto. “And one of the things we found last night looking at the data is that in the Puerto Rican community in Orland, in…

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No, Latinos Didn’t Hand Texas to Trump, Experts Say

Matt Barreto, co-founder of political research firm Latino Decisions, said much of the mainstream media painted a damning picture of the nation’s Latino electorate. They should have instead focused on white voters. Rather than looking at the record-high Latino voter turnout, Barreto said analysts cherry-picked certain Latin-majority districts that increased Trump’s share, such as Miami-Dade…

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