
← Trailblaze 202815. Sept. · 25 Min.
93: Why Latinos Are Turning on Trump
Democratic strategist Chuck Rocha (Latino Vote Podcast) joins Jamal Simmons and Matthew Butler for a midterm gut-check: why working-class Latino voters who backed Trump are swinging back to Democrats, what's fueling the anger behind ICE raids and broken economic promises, and whether Trump's $5,000 "tariff dividend" is real. Then the crew turns to 2028 — Gavin Newsom's fly-fishing-creek interview with Jake Tapper, the decades-long Newsom-Harris relationship, why the VP slot may need to be Latino, and why 20 presidential campaigns quietly staffing up right now could reshape the next generation of Democratic operatives.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro: Midterm Briefing with Chuck Rocha
0:15 The Angriest Voters in 36 Years
1:15 ICE Raids and the Fear Behind the Anger
2:28 How Democrats Keep Latino Voters Past November
3:43 Trump's $5,000 Check: Real or a Scam?
5:19 Newsom, Harris, and the Fly-Fishing Interview
8:47 Why South Carolina Could Decide the Newsom-Harris Standoff
9:34 Inside the Newsom-Harris Relationship
11:21 Does the Party Ever Give a Losing Nominee a Second Shot?
11:54 Texas as the 2028 Preview