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(163,363 posts) Fri Nov 7, 2025, 04:14 AM Nov 7

Latino voter shifts in Tuesday's elections alarm some Republicans [View all]

Source: NBC News

Nov. 6, 2025, 4:38 PM EST

Republicans have spent a year cheering President Donald Trump’s gains among Latino voters in November 2024. Now, Democrats’ big wins among Latino voters this week have some Republicans sounding the alarm.

“This is a wake-up call for the GOP,” Rep. Maria Salazar, R-Fla., told NBC News.

Democrats’ double-digit victories in governor’s races in New Jersey and Virginia, as well as wins in other elections in New York City and California, were driven in part by high levels of support among Latino voters.

Latino voters supported the Democratic candidates this year by at least double-digit margins, according to NBC News exit polling. Latino men, who broke for Trump last year, according to the 2024 exit polls, favored the Democrats in each of the races where exit polling was conducted on Tuesday. In the New Jersey and Virginia gubernatorial contests, two-thirds of Latino voters supported the Democratic candidates.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/latino-voter-shifts-tuesdays-elections-alarm-republicans-rcna242186

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Latino voter shifts in Tuesday's elections alarm some Republicans [View all] BumRushDaShow Nov 7 OP

Maybe they didn't want the rest of their faces eaten by leopards. ananda Nov 7 #1

The GOP is alarmed? Chasstev365 Nov 7 #2

So, the Latinos learned that it wasn't that Baitball Blogger Nov 7 #3

Now the backlash, with a vengeance. BlueWavePsych Nov 7 #15

they wanted 'the worst of the worst' gone. not the tamale lady. mopinko Nov 7 #4

How any Latino person can support the orange turd is insane kimbutgar Nov 7 #5

Empty G Read the Tea Leaves Deep State Witch Nov 7 #6

Wow. Didn't Texas just add thousands of Latino voters Beausoleil Nov 7 #7

I read a commentary saying the redistricting in Phoenix61 Nov 7 #27

They screw them over royally and then they become "alarmed". republianmushroom Nov 7 #8

Reminds me of farmers and ranchers right here in Kansas. Gettin' a big ole fucking Bengus81 Nov 7 #17

I'm glad to hear this, but my ? is, MarineCombatEngineer Nov 7 #9

I think a lot of people do not know. yardwork Nov 7 #11

"They knew what he was about, he made no bones about it, so, why?" BumRushDaShow Nov 7 #12

Because many latinos are conservative Random Boomer Nov 7 #21

I think they like strongmen, authoritarian, macho Beringia Nov 7 #23

Or for that matter popsdenver Nov 7 #24

The GOP could give a rat's behind about Latinos bronxiteforever Nov 7 #10

Cubans have now been thrown under the bus too BumRushDaShow Nov 7 #13

They might not care about Latinos, but they definitely care about their votes. Ilikepurple Nov 7 #26

K&R BlueWavePsych Nov 7 #14

The only ones who arent concerned quakerboy Nov 7 #16

At least some of them have finally woken up. Raftergirl Nov 7 #18

Hispanics are wising up. Even the ones legally here are in danger. BradBo Nov 7 #19

What did the Republicans think was going to happen? Fil1957 Nov 7 #20

They don't think. Justice matters. Nov 8 #28

Funny thing isn't it NHvet Nov 7 #22

Does this mean they are recovering from Stockholm Syndrome? mdbl Nov 7 #25