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Trump’s rise in Hispanic support has largely been attributed to his economic message, which resonates with a broad base of working-class voters, transcending racial lines. While many believed that the GOP would need to soften its stance on immigration to win over Hispanic voters, Trump has taken a different approach. Instead of focusing on immigration issues, Trump has zeroed in on economic policies that benefit working-class families, drawing widespread support from Hispanics.
Abraham Enriquez, the founder of Bienvenido, a group that recruits Hispanics for the GOP, highlighted this shift. He said, “What the Republican Party did wrong was to believe the trends of the older generation would transfer to their kids.” Enriquez explained that younger Hispanic voters have different priorities. “English is our first language, and we don’t care about the idea of representation at the top of the ticket. We care more about economic policies, what is going to help us start a family and buy a home,” he noted.
This emerging group of voters, according to GOP strategist Mike Madrid, marks a significant change in the political landscape. “These are not older voters moving to the right,” he said, indicating that this shift is rooted in the economic concerns of a younger generation.
Trump’s economic message, which initially targeted white, working-class voters in 2016, has broadened its appeal to include voters of all racial backgrounds. Henry Barbour, a member of the Republican National Committee and one of the authors of a 2013 report on increasing Hispanic support for the GOP, acknowledged that the party may have initially miscalculated. “One of the things we missed in that report is we didn’t put the focus on working-class voters in any kind of specific way,” Barbour said.
He added that Trump’s success among working-class voters has been a defining feature of his political career. “It’s something as a party we can point to that Donald Trump has done well, from the get-go in 2016. He appealed to working-class voters,” Barbour explained.
Ari Fleischer, another author of the 2013 report, echoed this sentiment. He noted that while Trump’s style can sometimes be abrasive, it has resonated with voters. “The lesson is that Trump, for all his occasional boorishness and bull-in-a-china-shop style, has struck a chord, because he’s more in tune with the average voter and he delivered results as president,” Fleischer said.
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Hispanic voters like Ariel Solorzano, a Nicaraguan-American, have expressed growing dissatisfaction with the direction of the country under Democratic leadership. Solorzano told USA Today, “Everything that has made this country great, they are taking us down the ladder in the wrong direction, lowering the index of economic freedom as opposed to going up the ladder.”
This trend of Hispanic voters shifting their support towards Trump highlights the impact of economic concerns in the upcoming election. As Trump continues to focus on issues that resonate with working-class Americans, particularly in Hispanic communities, it remains to be seen whether this momentum will carry him through to victory in 2024.
In the final stretch of the election, the battle for the Hispanic vote could be a deciding factor. While Harris retains strong support in many quarters, the apparent drift of Hispanic voters toward Trump presents a new challenge for the Democratic Party, particularly as Trump’s economic message continues to gain traction among these key voters.
