How Latino Voters Are Reshaping American Politics

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with political strategist Mike Madrid about the impact of Latino voters on American politics and the strategies of both political parties.

Text us your questions! We talk with political strategist, author, and Lincoln Project member Mike Madrid about data, culture, and why both parties keep getting the Latino vote wrong. Mike takes us inside the Lincoln Project’s 2020 strategy and the personal costs of resisting Trumpism, then draws a sharp line between principled conservatism and punitive nationalist populism. From energy policy to border security to employee ownership, we explore how Democrats ended up carrying a slate of cla...

People in this episode

Hosts: Randy Knie, Kyle Whitaker

Guest: Mike Madrid

Topics covered

• Latino voters
• American politics
• political strategy
• Trumpism
• conservatism
• nationalism

Keywords

• Latino vote
• political strategy
• Lincoln Project
• Trumpism
• conservatism
• nationalism
• border security
• energy policy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lincoln Project

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