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walkingman

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13. I think you are exactly right. I hate to be cynical but when you have a minority of white

Mon May 2, 2022, 02:16 PM

May 2022

and Hispanic voters supporting you party it is hard to win elections are the state level and in turn the national level (based upon electoral college).

I think education is the only hope and based upon the support for education in last 40 years that doesn't seem to be happening.

Religiosity, which includes submission to authority, conventionality, and intolerance of out-groups, seems to be a Democracy killer.

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We're losing Latinos. Marist Poll shows Latinos prefer GOP 52%-39% [View all] Sympthsical May 2022 OP

I don't know that we can turn that around Mad_Machine76 May 2022 #1

republicans are advertising heavily on Spanish language TV and radio. brush May 2022 #34

It seems weird Mad_Machine76 May 2022 #36

Of course. We should be doing the same thing. As recently as... brush May 2022 #40

Christianity, toxic masculinity, oppose women rights. Same as the white Christian man. LizBeth May 2022 #2

Absolutely! And HUGE Anti-Abortion factor. They'll stay in poverty before permitting "Choice". SharonAnn May 2022 #8

+1 LizBeth May 2022 #11

Another +1 ChazII May 2022 #38

I think you are exactly right. I hate to be cynical but when you have a minority of white walkingman May 2022 #13

I married into a family with a deep Roman Catholic background misanthrope May 2022 #16

Are you going to put that in a campaign ad? Sympthsical May 2022 #22

... or lack of dem outreach in large Hispanic communities? There have been people on DU warning ... uponit7771 May 2022 #23

I would never blame the whole hispanic community.... albacore May 2022 #47

Saw that happening here in Texas around the 2016 campaign season. TwilightZone May 2022 #3

Messaging in the community would've been better than what we had in 18 and 20. We've been warning uponit7771 May 2022 #25

I've been hearing this for awhile also Tickle May 2022 #4

Been reading of some slippage in Black support too. Hopefully, things will work out in Nov. Hoyt May 2022 #5

You are correct Tree-Hugger May 2022 #21

It's crazy since so many republicans are prejudiced Tree Lady May 2022 #51

How does our party deal with it? Effete Snob May 2022 #6

I would look at Spanish language social media..... TheRealNorth May 2022 #7

They will get it after the christofascists install the protestant theocracy... Thomas Hurt May 2022 #9

True. Evangelical, & End Timers despise Catholics as unchristian evil. Budi May 2022 #24

there is a huge demographic change happening, religious-wise, with American Hispanics Celerity May 2022 #52

I can say that my Latino friends Chuuku Davis May 2022 #10

Where's the reference in the poll to "Latinos"? lees1975 May 2022 #12

Page 11 of the poll Sympthsical May 2022 #19

Well being a darker skin color their votes won't count MagickMuffin May 2022 #14

The answer is obvious. harumph May 2022 #15

will that make inflation Tickle May 2022 #18

Of course not, just lets people know you're in it with them. Zel isn't going to fire a bullet but .. uponit7771 May 2022 #28

THIS !!!! ☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾 but these ideas will be deemed doom and gloom. People have been talking about uponit7771 May 2022 #27

I'm in NYC Dorian Gray May 2022 #17

+1 H2O Man May 2022 #29

"I am uncomfortable using it with the parents in the communities we serve" brooklynite May 2022 #39

Huh? Dorian Gray May 2022 #53

These morons will deserve what they get. Patterson May 2022 #20

who are you referring to? nt Tickle May 2022 #26

Fuckin WOW !!! They're the "morons" but the smart ones wont run a Stacy Abrams ground game ... uponit7771 May 2022 #30

Wow NotTodayPutin May 2022 #42

Easily ***HEAVILY*** invest in Stacy Abrams like ground games in CoC involving college kids of color uponit7771 May 2022 #31

Right!! atreides1 May 2022 #32

No path to citizenship... Sancho May 2022 #33

Latino voters don't need a path to citizenship. Mariana May 2022 #46

they do here in Florida... Sancho May 2022 #48

Non-citizens, documented or otherwise, do not vote. Mariana May 2022 #49

You don't understand... Sancho May 2022 #50

That poll shows we're losing the under 40 group too. Marius25 May 2022 #35

Perhaps pay attention to issues that Latinos care about? brooklynite May 2022 #37

When did Republicans start paying attention to the needs of Latinos? Emile May 2022 #41

Well not treating "Latinos" róisín_dubh May 2022 #43

repub takeover of house/senate would mean the end of DACA and any chance for Demovictory9 May 2022 #44

Hispanics are not a monolithic voting base like African Americans Jspur May 2022 #45