Tag: Latinos

The Hispanic Vote (El Voto Hispano): Not Just a ‘Breakfast Taco’

In July, First Lady Jill Biden apologized after being criticized by a Hispanic organization for comparing the Hispanic community to “breakfast tacos.” The 2022 and 2024 elections will see a substantial impact from the Hispanic vote, and this show is devoted to examining that demographic and what values are the most important to them, as it will indelibly shape…


Latino Vote to Determine Outcome of Dozens of 2022 Midterm Races

How 32 million eligible Latinos will vote in dozens of pivotal House, Senate, and gubernatorial elections across the country in November will be vital in determining which party controls Congress after this year’s midterm elections. Latinos make up the second-largest voting bloc in the United States, constituting 18.7 percent of the nation’s total population. That’s…


Democrats Still Not Getting Why Latinos Moving to GOP

Commentary One of the themes in my Epoch Times articles has been how many Latino voters, including in California, have been offended by the Democratic Party’s recent lurch to the far left. The Democratic Party of working-class voters I grew with in Michigan—the party of Harry Truman and John F. Kennedy—has morphed into the party…


Jill Biden Apologizes for Speech Comparing Latinos to Tacos

First Lady Jill Biden apologized on Tuesday for remarks she made on Monday in which she compared Hispanic people to tacos, prompting outrage among the Latino community. Biden was at a San Antonio event called the “LatinX IncluXion” luncheon, when she referenced the traditional Mexican food in her speech. Her reference sparked outrage among the Latino community and prompted…


Will California Latinos Follow Texas in Shift to GOP?

Commentary Remember this quote by President Reagan? “Latinos are Republicans; they just don’t know it yet.” Looks more and more like they’re starting to “know it”—and voting that way. This should scare Democrats into taking notice. A constituency supposedly permanently Democratic is starting to break away. That’s because there are no permanent constituencies in American…


Latino Shift to GOP Would Shake California, US Elections

Commentary “Hispanics are Republican voters,” President Ronald Reagan once said. “They just don’t know it yet.” Well, it looks like they know it now. Numerous polls show Hispanic (or Latino) voters are shifting toward the GOP. After the recent vote for governor in Virginia, a state with significant Latino population growth, an exit survey by…