While Latinos turned out in record numbers in the most recent midterm elections, I believe 2018 will be remembered as the year when women tipped the scales politically. Perhaps it is in part the rebound effect of the Hillary Clinton loss, or that women feel the issues most important to them have been under attack, women appear to be taking more control of their politics. This includes Hispanic women. In 2018, Hispanic women were an unprecedented force in many key elections and seemed to also break away from their male counterparts in how they voted. 73% of Hispanic women voted for Democrats, as compared to only 63% of Hispanic men. The number of women elected to office in 2018 also demonstrates this trend. In the 115th Congress, women will control about 20% of the total seats, an all time high. My guess is that women will control about 40% of the seats in both the senate and congress within 20 years, and in my view, it can’t happen soon enough. The female perspective on national politics has been sorely lacking throughout our history. It has recently been noted that Hispanic women make 80% of the purchase decisions in their individual households. Think about that. I don’t think it’s a stretch to assume they will have similar influence in how their families vote in the near future.
Never in U.S. history have we had two older or less popular candidates running for president of the United States than we do today. We repeatedly hear the question, “How can these two candidates be the best our country has to offer?”.
if you are primarily fearful of living in a society that is racist and discriminatory, you should be very concerned with what is happening with the political far left. If your primary fear is moving our society towards socialism and communism, then you should be mostly fearful of the political far right. That statement may seem counterintuitive, but it is absolutely true.
People on the political right believe that people on the extreme left are the biggest problems in our nation. People on the political left think that people on the extreme right pose the biggest threat. This is one occasion when both sides are correct.