Democrats Have Lost Diverse Voters. Can They Get Them Back?

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🗓️ 4 August 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Democrats long assumed they could count on voters of color to support their candidates and causes, and for many years they did. But last year’s presidential election was a wake up call for Democrats as Donald Trump gained significant support from Black, Latino and Asian American voters, especially men. In studying the racially and ethnically diverse voter coalition that brought Barack Obama to power, Yale professor Daniel Martinez HoSang, has found discontent and collapsing support for Democrats. This shift comes at a critical time for the left as they scramble to make headway before the 2026 midterms. We’ll talk to HoSang and Republican political strategist Mike Madrid about how the left lost these voters and whether it’s too late to regain their support. Guests: Daniel Martinez HoSang, professor of American Studies, Yale University Mike Madrid, political strategist; co-founder, The Lincoln Project; author, "The Latino Century: How America's Largest Minority is Transforming Democracy" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:11.8	Coming up, Democrats long assumed they could count on voters of color to support their
1:16.5	candidates and causes, and for many years, black, Latino, and Asian Americans did.
1:21.7	But last year's presidential election was a real wake-up call for Democrats, as Donald
1:26.1	Trump significantly gained support from those voters, especially men.
1:30.4	This hour, a conversation with two guests who've been studying how voters of color view politics,
1:36.3	including why the United States has become more politically conservative as we become more diverse.
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