Exploring the changing voter support for Democrats among voters of color in the 2020 election, with Latino voters moving towards Trump, Black voters leaning slightly right but mostly supporting Biden, and white voters shifting towards Biden. Analysis hints at a racial realignment in American politics as Democrats face challenges in retaining non-white voters.
A handful of recent polls and election results indicate that American politics may be undergoing a racial realignment, with voters of color challenging traditional partisan alliances.
In this installment of the 538 Politics podcast, Galen talks about these shifting dynamics with John Burn-Murdoch, chief data reporter for the Financial Times, and Chryl Laird, government and politics professor at the University of Maryland. They explore why voters of color might be shifting right and what it could mean for Democrats.
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