It swung hard right in 2024, but I wouldn't assume that this was an ongoing or even permanent one-time shift. Trump's approvals among Latinos are terrible, considerably worse than his overall approvals.
It swung hard right in 2024, but I wouldn't assume that this was an ongoing or even permanent one-time shift. Trump's approvals among Latinos are terrible, considerably worse than his overall approvals.
Maybe I'm smoking hopium, but it's hard to see the "Trump coalition" staying unified post-Trump. Unless a seamless replacement comes along (which seems unlikely; autocrats absolutely HATE the idea of passing their torch to a successor), I think a lot of MAGA cult voters will bow out of political participation, and at least some of Trump's softer support—the "I never thought the leopard would eat MY face!" types—will swing back toward Democrats.
Right, but do we know how good of an opponent Males will be? Because if he’s stronger than Ruiz’s last opponent, we could end up with a dogfight regardless.
I don't see a city councilman from a small town as much of a threat. If he were a popular countywide officeholder it might be different, although 2026 is shaping up as a very bad environment for the GOP.
It swung hard right in 2024, but I wouldn't assume that this was an ongoing or even permanent one-time shift. Trump's approvals among Latinos are terrible, considerably worse than his overall approvals.
Maybe I'm smoking hopium, but it's hard to see the "Trump coalition" staying unified post-Trump. Unless a seamless replacement comes along (which seems unlikely; autocrats absolutely HATE the idea of passing their torch to a successor), I think a lot of MAGA cult voters will bow out of political participation, and at least some of Trump's softer support—the "I never thought the leopard would eat MY face!" types—will swing back toward Democrats.
Some autocrats love to pass on power to their children. Trump won't, because he's a narcissist who doesn't appear to really like his children.
Right, but do we know how good of an opponent Males will be? Because if he’s stronger than Ruiz’s last opponent, we could end up with a dogfight regardless.
I don't see a city councilman from a small town as much of a threat. If he were a popular countywide officeholder it might be different, although 2026 is shaping up as a very bad environment for the GOP.