In the Univision town hall forum a few weeks ago, Donald Trump was asked by a Latino Republican about his support for the January 6, 2021 protest-turned-insurrection. In his response, Trump said it was a day of love, and that there were many patriotic Americans involved. The reality is that thousands of Trump supporters criminally
Lately, the media has been obsessed with highlighting shifts in voter favorability among Latino men, but with Election Day now just days away, Harris still heads into early voting days with 60% support among Latino voters. The driver of this support: Latina women. Latinas, a critical demographic that has shown strong and consistent support for
Latino support has coalesced behind presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, and that support looks likely to expand. In a new survey of Latinos across seven battleground states by SOMOS and BSP Research, Harris enjoys an initial +18 point advantage to Trump in a 2-way matchup (55-37); support for her increased 6 points during the
Pundits, data nerds, and fellow pollsters have noted the rapid changes in the partisan attachments of Latino voters. Story after story suggests that a fundamental transformation has occurred in Latino political attitudes and partisan preferences. A counter theory is that many “mainstream” polls have small and unrepresentative samples of Latinos and should not be read
