National Politics Will Never Be the Same: Juan González on How Latino Voters Remade the Political Map
In a Democracy Now! interview, Juan González details how Latino voters who backed Republicans in 2024 swung Democratic in Texas, California, Kansas and Colorado, helping Democrats take both chambers, with Gina Hinojosa and Xavier Becerra winning the Texas and California governorships and telling supporters in victory speeches she is a daughter of the Rio Grande Valley and that "there's a new sheriff in town." González, who spent two days poring over returns and exit polls, says white voters split almost evenly after going 58% Republican in 2022, forecasts the billionaire class will ramp up donations to stall progressive legislation, and recommends organizers treat Texas as the civil rights movement treated Mississippi and Georgia.
