What happened:

  • Latinos have grown to become the second-fastest growing racial and ethnic group in the U.S., accounting for 14.7% or 36.2 million of all eligible voters in November 2024.
  • Latinos are a growing share of the electorate in several presidential and congressional battleground states, including Arizona, California, and Nevada, and have immense voting power that can make a decisive difference in elections.

What is Conservative media saying:

  • A Fox News poll found that 60% of respondents said their lives are bad under the Biden administration, compared to 47% who reported a bad life during Trump’s presidency. [washingtonexaminer.com]
  • Former President Donald Trump may break the Republican record for Hispanic presidential vote share, as polls suggest he will surpass the modern-day high-water mark of 40% set by George W. Bush in 2004 and may even win the Hispanic vote outright. [foxnews.com]
  • Hispanics’ emphasis on faith, family, and entrepreneurship, as well as their dissatisfaction with Democratic policies such as high inflation and soft-on-crime policies, have made them more politically aligned with Republicans. [foxnews.com]
  • The Biden campaign is seemingly bleeding support from minority voters, with Biden and Trump nearly deadlocked among Latino voters in Arizona and Nevada. [washingtonexaminer.com]

What is Center media saying:

  • Radio Campesina, a Spanish-language radio station in Phoenix, is launching a new campaign to empower Latino voters and fact-check conspiracy theories on air, with its morning show host urging listeners not to be trapped by disinformation in the upcoming 2024 elections. [apnews.com]
  • Misinformation on the airwaves, including conspiracy theories about mail voting, dead people casting ballots, rigged voting machines, and threats at polling sites, as well as false information about immigration, inflation, and abortion rights, is particularly difficult to track and combat compared with more traditional, text-based misinformation. [apnews.com]
  • Spanish-language fact-checking groups, advocacy organizations, and media outlets are working to combat misinformation and empower Latino voters, including through training community leaders, registering new voters, and providing tutorials on election processes. [apnews.com]

What is Liberal media saying:

  • The 2024 election may be a close 50-50 contest between Biden and Trump, or Biden may trail Trump by more than national polls suggest, depending on whether Republicans maintain their Electoral College advantage from the last two elections. [nbcnews.com]
  • Donald Trump’s rising support has turned many Latino voters into swing voters, potentially threatening the coalition that has delivered victories to Democrats for more than a decade. [nytimes.com]
  • Polls show that Trump’s standing with Latino voters has grown since his defeat in 2020, with some surveys finding him winning more than 40 percent of those voters, and the shift underscores the reality that neither party can win with white voters alone. [nytimes.com]

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