Ian Haney López

Ian Haney López, a legal scholar at UC Berkeley and author focused on racial politics, discusses the surprising rise in Latino support for Donald Trump. He unpacks how conventional beliefs about voting behavior misled Democrats, exposing a complex interplay of racial identities that inform voter choices. López highlights the evolving tactics of the GOP and stresses the importance of understanding coded language in political messaging. He advocates for a race-class fusion approach to unite diverse voters against elite interests, particularly as the 2024 election approaches.