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“For the first time in 24 years, since 1996 when (Democrat Bill) Clinton won, a Democratic president wins again in Arizona … this was entirely the work of Latino community organizations, and they began to see results in 2018.” Rodrigo Domínguez Villegas explained.
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Rodrigo Dominguez Villegas, director of research at the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Initiative, provides analysis on economic opportunity, community health, and democracy under a Biden presidency or a second term under Trump.
“If you give Biden Clinton’s Latino numbers, we still lose Florida,” Biden pollster Matt Barreto told Washington Newsday. “Trump had a strength among Florida whites that people hoped he didn’t have. The losses among white voters are what cost us Florida”.
“While there is incredible consensus on national priorities, with Covid-19 dominating all voters, there is also clear racial polarization in the electorate,” said Gary Segura, analyst at Latino Decisions.
On Nov. 9, Laura E. Gómez of UCLA Law discusses her new book, Inventing Latinos: A New Story of American Racism, at a virtual event hosted by Boston University School of Law.
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