Sen. Gallego (D-AZ): Latinos care about grocery prices, not hating trans people

[Communion]

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"These men were working but weren't able to support their families as much as they wanted. They weren't able to buy homes," he said. "And so it's the same commonality. If we don't answer the economic pressure, the bottom-line wallet pressure that these men have — and it's not just Latino men, I think men in general — we're going to continue having these problems."

 

Gallego said he tailored his campaign and message to acknowledge their plight. He spoke of his humble beginnings, being raised by a single mom, empathized with the aspirations of working-class voters to succeed and persuaded them he would focus on fixing what's broken.

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Trump and his allies poured millions into anti-transgender ads across the country, including in Arizona, to paint Democrats as focused on the wrong priorities. Gallego said he saw the ads but argued that they didn't work on him.

 

"I didn't see them resonating. Look, when I was out communicating, talking to people, having town halls in English and Spanish everywhere, I heard more about grocery store prices, about grocery store mergers," he said. "Actually, I don't remember ever having a conversation about trans and trans students. So it may have had an impact in other campaigns. I think because we were communicating who we were — people knew my background, knew I was working class, knew that I was fighting for them — I don't think it really had any impact."

 

[Virgos Groove]

Can't be. I was told by ATRL's Dems that all Latinos are MAGA machistas who'd rather cut off their left legs and beat themselves to death with them than vote for a woman.

 

I guess Latinos will just never vote for a female candidate like in… *checks notes* … the Scandinavian nation of Mexico! 

Edited 1 hour ago by Virgos Groove

[constantinople]

He's not wrong. This is (partly) why Bolsonaro was elected in Brazil and Milei in Argentina. Economy will always be the biggest concern for latinos. 

[BionicWooHoo]

Imagine what could be if people knew that you can be progressive socially while simultaneously implementing policies for the working class 🥲

[Onyxmage]

It couldn't possibly be because Kari Lake literally told McCain Republicans to Get the Hell out.  Or maybe because Arizona has been the center of the fake election fraud recount for the past 4 years with Kari Lake spearheading the entire thing. No, as a Latino I will say with a full chest that Latinos are undoubtedly some of the DUMBEST voters in America for voting for a man who said that they were poisoning the blood of this country.  I will continue to say this until they get their head out of their asses and stop voting for racists that hate them (and say it out loud).