California Democrats begin to worry about Hispanic vote in recall

 Politico:

With two weeks of early voting left before the California recall election, Democrats are tracking a worrisome sign for Gov. Gavin Newsom and the party at large — the governor’s relative weakness with Latinos.

California is so solidly Democratic that it would take a near-total Democratic turnout collapse for Newsom to be recalled. But Latinos across the country shifted incrementally toward Donald Trump in 2020, with headline-grabbing defections from the Democratic Party in Florida and Texas in particular. Now, polls suggest this once reliable and fast-growing voting bloc for Democrats is softening on Newsom, even in this heavily Democratic state. It’s a reminder that Latino support for Democrats is not a given.

If the trend holds, with even a small segment of the Latino electorate embracing the GOP, it may spell disaster for the Democratic Party — and not just in California this year. The party in power typically suffers losses in midterm elections, and Democrats will need a robust Latino turnout in 2022 to protect its narrow majorities in Congress.
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Democrats seem clueless about how bad their response to the pandemic has been across the country and especially in blue states like California.  I suspect Hispanics suffered more than others in a lockdown environment where they were not allowed to open their small business or go to their jobs. 

See, also:

George Soros Gives Another $500,000 to Help Gavin Newsom Fight California Recall; Total $1 Million

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