In 2024, Donald Trump won the presidency with the support of 44% of Hispanic voters, suggesting that a major realignment in party preferences might be underway. But just two years later, it appears much of that support has eroded. Sixty-one percent of Hispanic voters say they will now support Democrats in the midterms, including 11% who previously had voted for President Trump. We get a bird’…
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Religion is a big part of it. Catholicism is still strong in really the entire global South, but especially South America. Religion has a funny way of turning people into single issue voters who only care about stuff like preventing abortion, hating trans people, or hating gays. It can even make the truly fanatical willing to cut off their own nose to spite their face.