From Futuromiria, it's Latino USA.

I'm Maria Inohosa and today, the myth of the so-called Latino vote.

In the weeks and months leading up to the 2020 election, we heard a lot about the, quote-unquote,

Latino vote.

R's is a community that is all too often overlooked, even though we are one of the fastest growing

ethnic groups in this country.

The Latinx community is growing in political power because we're making sure that folks

are getting involved in the political process.

Well-questioned is, will they turn out?

Will the Latino community turn out?

Former Bernie Sanders campaign advisor, Chuck Rocha, called Latino and Latina voters,

the single most important factor in the 2020 election.

A record 32 million Latinos across the country were eligible to vote this election.

And that growing electorate was expected to be decisive in a supposed blue wave this

year.

Predictions especially focused on possible swing states with large Latino populations,

like Florida, Nevada, Arizona, and even Texas.

But past elections have taught us that Latinos vote for those who have reached out to them

directly.

Democratic Socialist candidate Bernie Sanders won the Democratic primary in Nevada with 53

percent of Latino's votes.

He appealed to young and working class voters with his platform of Medicare for all and

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