How local progressives are losing Hispanic voters

At a recent councilmember campaign event, we heard local labor-backed polls suggest that the likely increase in voters in the general election will boost lefties' chances, as Hispanic voters (he suggested they're the new voters) will trend progressive. Um, not true—according to national and local trends. Ruy Teixeria of the American Enterprise Institute explains. To receive daily updates of new Opp Now stories, click here.

It seems clear that progressives seriously erred in 2020 by lumping Hispanics in with other "people of color," assuming that they sympathized with the racial activism that dominated so much of the political scene that year. In reality, Hispanic voters are not a liberal voting bloc, especially on social issues. In. Pew post election survey, just 20% described themselves as liberal, while 45% were moderate and 35% conservative.  Surveys show that Hispanics are overwhelmingly an upwardly mobile and patriotic population whose main concerns are jobs, the economy, healthcare, effective schools, and public safety…

It's difficult to avoid the conclusions that progressives' current emphasis on social and cultural issues, while catnip to educated white liberals, leaves most Hispanic voters cold.

This article originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal. Read the whole thing here.

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