Maria Teresa Kumar: Latino Voters Were ‘Looking for an Economic Message’ Amid Inflation Concerns

RUSH TRANSCRIPT CAPEHART It ░░░░░░░░ not help that you ░░░░░░░░ the now president elect ░░░░░░░░ racism misogyny xenophobia and ░░░░░░░░ blackness to get the ░░░░░░░░ that he got Maria ░░░░░░░░ among the many things ░░░░░░░░ that are being discussed ░░░░░░░░ how we got here ░░░░░░░░ lot of attention has ░░░░░░░░ focused on the Latino ░░░░░░░░ How do we make ░░░░░░░░ of the Latino vote ░░░░░░░░ since Donald Trump was ░░░░░░░░ succeeded in expanding the ░░░░░░░░ of the Latino vote ░░░░░░░░ the first time since ░░░░░░░░ W Bush was running ░░░░░░░░ president and that was ░░░░░░░░ completely different kind of ░░░░░░░░ KUMAR Jonathan I wish ░░░░░░░░ had had these inquisitive ░░░░░░░░ of the Latino vote ░░░░░░░░ to the election because ░░░░░░░░ could have shed more ░░░░░░░░ on what was happening ░░░░░░░░ can tell you that ░░░░░░░░ of the things we ░░░░░░░░ seeing very much in ░░░░░░░░ time is that there ░░░░░░░░ roughly 10 million Americans ░░░░░░░░ did not turn out ░░░░░░░░ vote and they are ░░░░░░░░ black and disproportionately Latino ░░░░░░░░ so one of the ░░░░░░░░ that we are tracking ░░░░░░░░ closely is did the ░░░░░░░░ that the election of ░░░░░░░░ folks that cast a ░░░░░░░░ this 2024 election is ░░░░░░░░ Latino vote more came ░░░░░░░░ what we saw in ░░░░░░░░ where there was an ░░░░░░░░ performance of Latino Republican ░░░░░░░░ versus turnout on the ░░░░░░░░ side We don t ░░░░░░░░ that yet But what ░░░░░░░░ can tell you is ░░░░░░░░ while the exit poll ░░░░░░░░ that 44 of Latinos ░░░░░░░░ for Harris in Pennsylvania ░░░░░░░░ pre election the folks ░░░░░░░░ voted early that was ░░░░░░░░ 70 participation of Latinos ░░░░░░░░ voted for Harris So ░░░░░░░░ encourage folks I know ░░░░░░░░ people want to put ░░░░░░░░ very much on the ░░░░░░░░ of the Latino community ░░░░░░░░ in Pennsylvania Wisconsin and ░░░░░░░░ Latinos made up less ░░░░░░░░ 1 of the vote ░░░░░░░░ we have to have ░░░░░░░░ deeper discussion in the ░░░░░░░░ Party What I do ░░░░░░░░ we saw was a ░░░░░░░░ based on social class ░░░░░░░░ people just not getting ░░░░░░░░ Every single one of ░░░░░░░░ surveys that we found ░░░░░░░░ the last two and ░░░░░░░░ years the number one ░░░░░░░░ in the Latino community ░░░░░░░░ inflation If you are ░░░░░░░░ 15 an hour and ░░░░░░░░ eggs cost six dollars ░░░░░░░░ makes a material impact ░░░░░░░░ you When you are ░░░░░░░░ about abortion that was ░░░░░░░░ number two issue they ░░░░░░░░ it they understood that ░░░░░░░░ vice president was very ░░░░░░░░ for abortion but they ░░░░░░░░ looking for an economic ░░░░░░░░ and I do think ░░░░░░░░ people are trying to ░░░░░░░░ this blame again on ░░░░░░░░ Latino community but I ░░░░░░░░ tell you from the ░░░░░░░░ that we are seeing ░░░░░░░░ was not enough to ░░░░░░░░ this tide of a ░░░░░░░░ across the board And ░░░░░░░░ really again need to ░░░░░░░░ back and ask ourselves ░░░░░░░░ happened to the 10 ░░░░░░░░ people that stayed home ░░░░░░░░ my bet is that ░░░░░░░░ were disproportionately sought after ░░░░░░░░ voters and young Latino ░░░░░░░░ that never got a ░░░░░░░░ call and we have ░░░░░░░░ have that realignment What ░░░░░░░░ that we failed to ░░░░░░░░ this story?”