I tuned into the first installment of Paola Ramos’ MSNBC “Field Report” special on Florida’s Hispanic vote with an open mind, hoping against hope for an avoidance of the usual tropes when discussing the factors that have led Hispanics to shift to the right in 2020. I regret to inform you, dear reader, that this was not the case.
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This week saw quite the discussion on the Latino voting bloc. On June 30, the Pew Research Center released Behind Biden’s 2020 Victory. While he did not win re-election, former President Donald Trump nevertheless did make some significant gains, including and especially with the Hispanic communities. Even as Biden held on to a majority of Hispanic voters in 2020, Trump made gains among this group overall, explained one key takeaway. Another takeaway point noted that while Joe Biden’s electoral coalition looked much like Hillary Clinton’s, with Black, Hispanic and Asian voters and those of other races casting about four-in-ten of his votes, it was [a]part from the small shift among Hispanic voters