How to Win the Latino Vote

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New York Times Opinion

Society & Culture, Ross Douthat, News, New York Times, Journalism

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🗓️ 11 September 2020

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

In a special episode of “The Argument,” Opinion editor and writer Isvett Verde hosts a round table on the Latino vote in the 2020 election. Isvett welcomes Chuck Rocha, a senior campaign adviser to Bernie Sanders, and Linda Chavez, director of the Becoming American Institute and a senior fellow at the Niskanen Center. Together, they debunk the myth of a monolithic “Latino voting bloc,” explain Latino support for President Trump and discuss the role of Latinos in the future of both parties. Linda describes going from being one of the highest-ranking women in the Reagan White House to not recognizing her party in the Trump era. And Chuck explains how Sanders was able to excite Latino voters like no other candidate. For background reading on this episode, visit nytimes.com/theargument.

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0:00.0	I'm Chuck Rocha.
0:02.1	I'm Linda Chavez.
0:03.8	I'm Isvet Verde and this is the argument.
0:07.0	Okay.
0:14.0	So we're not the argument host you're used to.
0:16.4	I'm Isvet, a writer and editor in opinion focusing on the Latino experience in the United
0:22.2	States.
0:23.2	Michelle and Ross, let me jump into the host seat today for a special episode focused
0:27.9	on the Latino vote.
0:29.8	It's one of the fastest growing demographics of voters in the United States.
0:34.6	But in the Trump era, which party makes a better pitch to Latinos?
0:39.5	I'm honored to be joined today by two of opinion contributors.
0:44.0	Linda Chavez is a senior fellow at the NIST Scan and Center and the director of the
0:48.9	Becoming American Institute.
0:51.8	And she was one of the highest ranking women in Reagan's White House.
0:55.9	Linda, welcome to the argument.
0:58.2	Thank you.
0:59.2	And joining me in Linda is Chuck Rocha.
1:02.0	He was a senior campaign advisor to Bernie Sanders.
1:05.0	He's also the founder of Solidarity Strategies, a political consulting firm that supports progressive
1:11.8	candidates.
1:12.8	And while you may not be able to see his cowboy hat, you'll know that he'll hear the
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