Are Democrats giving up on Hispanic voters?

UnHerd ^ | April 5, 2024 | LAUREL DUGGAN

[MinorityRepublican]

Hispanic voters have been slowly moving to the Right, such that Republicans are focusing voter outreach efforts on the demographic as Democrats shift away.

A confidential memo from a Democratic strategist warned donors in January that voter registration efforts could actually help Donald Trump, including among racial minorities. Among non-white voters, “only African American registration is clearly a prime opportunity,” since many non-black racial minorities now vote Republican, the memo reportedly read.

When it comes to Democrats’ voter registration efforts, the average black vote costs $575, while the average non-black minority vote costs $1,200, since the latter demographic now includes many non-Democrats, according to the document.

Meanwhile, Republicans have numerous Hispanic outreach efforts underway, with Florida Republican Rick Scott spending millions on an ad campaign targeting the group. The state has jolted to the Right since 2020, but Hispanic voters are drifting Right even in areas seeing a broader shift in the other direction. Texas, for example, has become increasingly blue in recent years, yet Texas Hispanics are increasingly voting Republican.

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If you want to have massive impact on a low budget, put up billboards in Spanish near every locations where illegal immigrants congregate that say “Non Citizen voting is a felony that can get you can be deported”.

If the Democrats ignore you, you have supplied useful information to a vulnerable population. If the Democrats attack you, all the better, because your information is amplified.