For the last two years, reporters, pundits, and even some Democratic strategists insisted that the Latino electorate was shifting away from the Democratic party and would likely support Republicans in the 2022 midterms at substantially higher levels than in the past. Not taking anything for granted, Democratic organizations and the DCCC set out to authentically and strategically engage Latino voters in key battlefield districts to earn their support. As a result, Latinos voted overwhelmingly to elect Latino and Latina candidates and keep Democrats in charge. To read more, see the newly released DCCC memo here.
This memo joins the DCCC’s post-election memo released in November outlining how Democrats delivered the best first term midterm for a Democratic president since John F. Kennedy in 1962.
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