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 of upper-class professionals who look with disdain on the party’s old voting base.
Last December I wrote, “Latino Shift to GOP Would Shake California, US Elections.”
One of the Democrats shocked at this change, but now analyzing it for its significance, is Ruy Teixeira. In 2002 he co-wrote, “The Emerging Democratic Majority,” based on an increasing number of Latino voters boosting Democratic vote totals. However, he recently left the leftist Center for American Progress to join the conservative American Enterprise Institute….