The Hispanic Republican is out TODAY in PB, and is as urgent as ever: idea that LATINOS ARE NOT A BLOC has gotten much attention since last Nov's election, but it is critical to understand this history to see where elections are going. (Link to book) (1)
harpercollins.com/products/the-h… Biggest thing is that there is a lot of political and ideological diversity among Latinos. The Hispanic Republican tells the long history of this diversity, through lens of Latino conservatism. Many Latinos choose GOP, and they will continue to do so. Here’s why (thread): (2)

THREAD: This election was about how the most racist man in the room expanded his Latino support, perhaps by 9% from '16 to '20 (see Latino Decisions Election Eve Polls)—and not just in FL, but all over the map. If we don’t understand why, we will end up in the same place in '24. 2: The narrative about the Latino vote cannot become ONLY that Latinos lifted Biden in AZ and NV (or WI or MI, for that matter—where there are plenty of Latino voters to cover the margin). That is heartening news, but it shouldn’t lead to self-congratulation or complacency.

Robert Benitez Robles, a Mexican American Republican from Arizona, with Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater. Robles worked on Goldwater's '64 presidential campaign, as lead Hispanic recruiter in the Senator's home state. He was the head of the Arizona "Hispanic Division." Thread... 2. Robles was a World War II vet from Yuma, where he sold insurance. At a campaign rally at Knott's Berry Farm in California, Robles spoke on the subject of "extremism." He called Goldwater critics “left wing, Communist-inspired” propagandists.

In NV, Sanders increased support among Latinos, winning more than half their votes. (Better/more significant than in IA and NH, because of #, % of Latinos in NV). But goal isn't to win 50 or 75 or 100% in Dem primaries. It's to win more than 70 % in November. Thread ... 1/18 2/18 His success is likely to carry over into TX, CA, FL, and other states with large Latino populations. That's good news for him, but work remains to be done if he's to win in November. Here are some historical data to keep in mind.

Last year I taught a first-year seminar on Watergate, anticipating we'd be talking about impeachment for awhile. I'm posting the 7-page syllabus here, as a series of jpegs. The syllabus evolved as the quarter went on, according to what students were interested in. Borrow freely.