"...because of Trump’s business celebrity, many saw him as a potential creator of opportunities."
This is a key point and why much of my extended Latino family voted for him. They believe the lie that he's a successful businessman who wants to help small business owners like them.
This is a key point and why much of my extended Latino family voted for him. They believe the lie that he's a successful businessman who wants to help small business owners like them.
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Greg Sargent
The small city of Reading in central Pennsylvania is around 70 percent Latino.
In 2024, it shifted toward Trump by a staggering net 16 points.
I spent some time trying to figure out why that happened. The result is this piece. I hope you'll check it out:
newrepublic.com/article/1908...
In 2024, it shifted toward Trump by a staggering net 16 points.
I spent some time trying to figure out why that happened. The result is this piece. I hope you'll check it out:
newrepublic.com/article/1908...
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(R total 1st)
2000: 38k-61k
2004: 51k-62k
2008: 40k-90k
2012: 40k-98k
2016: 49k-119k
2020: 91k-128k
2024: 110k-104k
Incumbent party gets swing when times are good (00-04, 12-16), out party gets swing when times are bad (08, 20-24). And trump esp. juices R's.
(Perot had only 4% support in Hidalgo Co.)
They all deserve the pain and suffering they're about to get.
ICE deportation orders in their communities are going to be a rude awakening.
Live with your racist choice.
Actual business celebrity would require acknowledgement in the business community. Folks who rise to the top there generally have actual functioning brains, Elon Musk and a few others excepted. I'd also use the word, "pendejo" for tRUmp.
He was a laughing stock before that (and after in many circles). But it somewhat nationalized the fabled concept he was a successful businessman.
that it has nothing to do with reality and plays to/amplifies the worst in us...