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nitpicked

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Tue Nov 12, 2024, 10:24 AM Nov 12

Latino men just didn't want a woman president [View all]

https://thehill.com/opinion/columnists/juan-williams/4980787-latino-men-just-didnt-want-a-woman-president/?tbref=hp

No, it wasn’t “the Economy, stupid.” Speaking as a Black man born into a Spanish-speaking family, let me tell you what last week’s election was really about. It was about millions of men — many with my Latino immigrant background, some with my skin color — who don’t want any woman, especially a woman of color, in the White House.

Trump won 55 percent of Latino men nationally. He won 46 percent of all Latino voters, a 14 percent jump over his support against President Biden in 2020. That was the highest for any Republican presidential candidate in five decades.

And the key was his success with Latino men. Trump’s support from Latino men jumped by nearly 20 percentage points, from 36 percent in 2020 when he ran against Biden, a white man.
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“I believe there is another painful factor that, though difficult to measure in polls, might help explain Trump’s appeal with Latino men: the allure of the ‘caudillo,’” wrote Leon Krauze in The Washington Post. “Trump represents a familiar archetype in Latin American history: the charismatic leader…the providential man, the messianic leader, deeply ingrained in Latino culture.”
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Well, I hope these A Holes are ready to mow the lawns, trim the hedges, etc. 'cause our Latino guys are no where to be SheilaAnn Nov 12 #1
They are at mine. Every other week like clockwork jimfields33 Nov 20 #26
Why assume that just because they are Latino that they would take these job openings? Pisces Nov 20 #33
absolute fact...and Arab men were similar democratsruletheday Nov 12 #2
Truth CountAllVotes Nov 12 #12
This message was self-deleted by its author ItsjustMe Nov 12 #3
Despite poo poo king saying they are coming to rape our women... GreenWave Nov 12 #8
So how does Mexico have a female president? prodigitalson Nov 12 #4
Answer: Latino is not a monoculture n/t markpkessinger Nov 12 #10
Because they have gender quotas in politics Mosby Nov 17 #22
LOL, affirmative action for women Skittles Nov 18 #23
Yes, Mexico has a woman President BlueHurricane Nov 12 #5
Seems strange that so many are leaving these same jimfields33 Nov 20 #28
As a Mexican-American (both parennts born there, but became citizens as teenagers) ReadItnWeep Nov 20 #32
Oct 2024 Mexico has its 1st female president delisen Nov 12 #6
"Canadian one" How about the Toronto Star? DinahMoeHum Nov 12 #13
Thank you. I will look into it. nt delisen Nov 12 #14
Racism and sexism decided this. Across all demographics. Scrivener7 Nov 12 #7
I agree. ificandream Nov 12 #15
I'm a white woman. I'm even more ashamed of my own demographic. Scrivener7 Nov 12 #17
This, exactly! DemonGoddess Nov 18 #24
"If she was a white man with half her qualifications" that wasn't named Biden, perplexingly. Beartracks Nov 20 #34
That wasn't 82. Not so perplexing. Scrivener7 Nov 20 #37
Neither did white men and white women. nt Autumn Nov 12 #9
I am an old white woman CountAllVotes Nov 12 #11
I'm an old white guy. I voted for Kamala and the ticket, too. ificandream Nov 12 #16
Why are we being blamed? CountAllVotes Nov 12 #18
oh man Skittles Nov 16 #19
Seems that some elderly men are of this ilk CountAllVotes Nov 17 #20
I hear you Skittles Nov 17 #21
white men electron_blue Nov 20 #25
Parts of every demographic are guilty. Other parts of every demographic are not. It's ridiculous to Scrivener7 Nov 20 #27
I agree. Dem policies benefit them tremendously. For example, spooky3 Nov 20 #30
This message was self-deleted by its author claudette Nov 20 #36
yes they should but most white women who support Trump are largely following the lead of the white men in their lives electron_blue Dec 3 #39
Post disaster analysis gets you nowhere. Aussie105 Nov 20 #29
I disagree, though I think we should await clearer evidence. spooky3 Nov 20 #31
So then claudette Nov 20 #35
yup Skittles Nov 21 #38
And yet, many Latino men vote for women in Latin America, Elessar Zappa Dec 3 #40
What's interesting about that is that I work in an environment where there are a lot of Latinos and a lot of Latino men. lees1975 Dec 3 #41
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