Much will be discussed about 2020 and Latinos, here are some of bigger thoughts overnight:
1) @TheDemocrats had no real strategy or investment to understand and win over Puerto Rican voters. 2) Trump did exactly what he needed to do to win over the historical 1/3 base
3) Arizona is the blueprint for similar states in the West 4) Did @TheDemocrats REALLY have a forward-thinking Latino plan or just more of the same?
BTW, Latina women showed more support for Biden than Latino men.
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Can we please stop with the "Trump gained with Latino voters" hot takes? If you talked to ANY academic, commentator or journalist who has covered Latino voters over the last 40 years, the GOP has historically gotten a third of Latino voters nationally.
NOBODY who has been following Trump and what his campaign did this cycle is surprised by the support he got. NOBODY.
The conversation needs to be this instead: there was NEVER a unified Latino voting bloc on the national level. Ever.
Start thinking about how to specifically address these pockets:
SW/W (consistently voting blue)
Midwest (voters that can take you over top)
The South (see what's happening in Georgia/NC)
Texas (the elusive Holy Grail that will change)
Florida (not the only game in town any more)