Why Democrats Are Losing Hispanic Voters

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92. Step outside the Blue bubble

(Yes. We have one, too) and actually LISTEN to what those who voted for Trump are saying. Not Twitter accounts and “everyman” quotes in articles by pundits. Listen to what real people in your town have to say.

I live in a red county in Northern Virginia, just minutes west of the big blue DC suburbs. What people are saying: It’s the economy. Yes, misogyny and racism played a role, but working people are beaten the eff down and tired of struggling to try and make ends meet while the Dem propaganda machine (yes, we have one of those, too) keeps saying how wonderful the economy is. Sure, if you’re an investor. Not if you are working class. Gas, groceries, rent, insurance, utilities, tuition, vehicles… people are struggling. They do not give a flying fuck about stock market gains. It might as well be on Mars. Meanwhile, the administration is sending huge amounts of money to Ukraine and Israel and dropping student loan debts while these people can’t afford new clothes for their kids. Top that stress with the scolding/worrying about being uber-inclusive/political correctness and they have simply had it with us librulz.

Denying reality is not helping and that attitude will just alienate more people who do align with us on issues like abortion, health insurance, and social security.

Edit to Add: My take on all that is they are scared and unsure of the future. Trump’s overblown rhetoric validated those fears and made them feel righteous and “heard.”
This made it easy for many to give in their latent sexism, racism, and xenophobia. That’s what frightened people do, they circle the wagons.