The Latino Vote
The Latino Vote Podcast brings together the most sophisticated Latino voices in the country to provide you with insightful, accurate, unbiased, and timely information relating to the voting patterns and inclinations of the Nation’s Hispanics. Mike Madrid, a brilliant GOP strategist who has worked for several U.S. presidents, and who is also the founder of the 2020 “game-changing” Lincoln Project, and Chuck Rocha, the senior strategist of the Bernie Sanders Campaign and the most impactful political consultant in the country in the last quarter century, face off with host, Jason Villalba, a three-term former member of the Texas Legislature and now the respected Chairman of the Texas Hispanic Policy Foundation. Together, they bring you a ringside seat to a “no-holds barred” discussion of, The Latino Vote.
Episodes
140 episodes
California Governor's Race Latino Vote Update: Xavier Becerra vs. Steyer's $200M Machine
Chuck Rocha and Mike Madrid break down the seismic California Governor's race, where Xavier Becerra is surging despite being outspent 150-to-1 by billionaire Tom Steyer, who has already burned through $200 million, roughly $166 pe...
Supreme Court GUTS the Voting Rights Act: What It Means for Latino Political Power
Chuck Rocha and Mike Madrid break down the Supreme Court's landmark ruling on Section 2 of the 1964 Voting Rights Act... and what it means for Latino political power across America.Mike tried to sound the alarms on this ruling bac...
EXCLUSIVE: Antonio Villaraigosa on Running for CA Governor & Reclaiming the Latino Vote
Former LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa joins Mike Madrid and Chuck for a raw, unfiltered conversation about the California Governor's race, the Democratic Party's broken relationship with Latino working-class voters, and what it will take ...
NYT Reporter Jazmine Ulloa on "El Paso," the Border Story America Gets Wrong
America thinks it knows the story of the border. According to New York Times political reporter and author Jazmine Ulloa, it doesn't.Jazmine joins Chuck Rocha and Mike Madrid to discuss her groundbreaking new book El Paso...
Fixing Congress for Working-Class Power with Hector de la Torre | Latino Vote: Voices
Mike Madrid sits down with longtime California leader Hector De La Torre Romo for a powerful conversation on public service, immigration, corruption, and the future of working-class Latino communities.Hector shares the remarkable...
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EXCLUSIVE: Xavier Becerra on His Stunning Rise in California's Governor's Race
Mike Madrid sits down one-on-one with Xavier Becerra, the frontrunning Democratic candidate for California Governor, for a candid conversation about the week that catapulted him to the top of the race.Secretary Becerra opens up about:
Latino Voters Are ROARING Back: Special Election Upsets & 17 Toss-Up Midterm Races
Chuck Rocha and Mike Madrid are back together for a must-see episode. The data is undeniable: Latino voters are shifting away from the Republican Party at historic speed, and the 2026 midterms may be more consequential for the Latino community ...
Trump Receives Worst Approval Ratings in U.S. History as Voters Prepare for the 2026 Midterm Showdown
Mike Madrid flies solo this week, and delivers one of the most data-packed, unfiltered episodes yet. No Chuck Rocha means no filter. Just raw polling analysis and the hard truths about what the numbers mean for Latino voters heading into the 20...
Bobby Pulido on Winning Texas-15 Democratic Primary, the Quinceañera Strategy, & Uplifting the Latino Vote
Tejano music star Bobby Pulido (José Roberto Pulido Jr.) returns to the Latino Vote Podcast after securing the 2026 Democratic Primary win for Texas's 15th congressional district to discuss why his campaign is turning heads across the country.<...
César Chávez Scandal & Illinois Primary Exposes Political Blind Spot
Breaking news shakes the Latino community as a bombshell New York Times investigation into César Chávez forces a major moment of reckoning. Chuck Rocha and Mike Madrid react in real time and unpack what these disturbing allegations mean for Lat...
New Poll Reveals What Latino Voters REALLY Care About in 2026 | With TelevisaUnivision CEO Daniel Alegre
In this must-watch episode, hosts Chuck Rocha and Mike Madrid sit down with Daniel Alegre, CEO of TelevisaUnivision, the largest Latino media network in the United States, to break down the freshest polling data on what's driving Lati...
How the Latino Vote Shaped the Texas Primary | Talarico vs Crockett & the 2026 Latino Surge
The Latino vote just reshaped the Texas Democratic primary—and the political establishment still doesn’t fully understand why.In this episode of the Latino Vote Podcast, Chuck Rocha and Mike Madrid break down the stunning results from th...
Latino Vote Texas | Substack Live Recording
For those of you who missed it, we hosted a live recording on our Substack, Monday, March 2nd. We appreciate everyone who joined and offered their input!-Recording a day before the Texas 2026 Primary, Chuck Rocha and Mike Madrid t...
Latinos Decide Texas. Again. Record Primary Turnout & the Talarico-Crockett Showdown
Chuck and Mike meet up in Sacramento, where they just finished briefing the California Senate Democratic Caucus — and they've got a lot to say. Recorded on the night of Trump's State of the Union address, this episode covers all the big races a...
The 2026 Latino Vote Battlefield
Chuck is back from Oaxaca — and he brought receipts. This week, Chuck Rocha and Mike Madrid reunite to break down the elections and dynamics that will shape the Latino political landscape heading into the 2026 midterms. They open with tributes ...
Bad Bunny, Broken Systems, and the Latino Vote That's Rejecting Both Parties
Mike Madrid flies solo to unpack the future of Latino politics — and why 2026 could mark the beginning of an entirely new chapter.From Bad Bunny’s Spanish-language Super Bowl moment to the political aftershocks of Trump 2.0, Mike breaks...
Housing, Healthcare, and Hope: Texas Democrats Win Big & Can Bad Bunny Unite America
Latino voters just delivered one of the biggest political shocks of the 2026 cycle — a 50+ point swing in Latino precincts in a deep-red Texas Senate district. The message is clear: Latinos are no longer loyal to either party, a...
From Greenland to Groceries: Trump's First Year Back & The Cost of Chaos
Can we really do 3 more years of this?Chuck Rocha and Mike Madrid mark the one-year anniversary of Trump's second term by dissecting the chaos of his first year back in office. From the Davos speech signaling the end of American global d...
The Situation: Gorillas, God, And the Last Swing Vote Left in America
Chuck Rocha returns from his gorilla-tracking adventure in Rwanda (complete with wild stories and a new honorary tribal chief title) to dive deep with Mike Madrid into why Latino voters are uniquely positioned to reshape American politics.<...
The Latino Vote Voices: From Foster Care to the White House - Mickey Ibarra's Stories of Latino Leadership
Meet Mickey Ibarra - a name that defined Latino excellence in Washington D.C. for decades.On this episode of the Latino Vote Voices: Mike Madrid sits down with the former Assistant to President Clinton who went from Utah foster care to t...
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Good vs. Power: From Venezuela to Minnesota Streets.
Welcome to the 2026 Season Premiere of the Latino Vote Podcast! And what a long year it has already been.Chuck Rocha and Mike Madrid return from the holiday break with heavy hearts as they tackle a tumultuous start to 2026. Our ho...
The Year Everything Shifted: Latino Political Power Surges as Trump's Approval Craters
Thank you to all of you, who tuned in to the Latino Vote Podcast this year. Your engagement, support, and passion for Latino political empowerment have made this community what it is. As Chuck and Mike said: 2026 will be the year of the Latino ...
Riding Blue Waves in Miami: How Eileen Higgins' Historic Win Signals a Latino Vote Reset | Fernand Amandi
Chuck Rocha is BACK from the Indian Ocean to break down the SHOCKING Miami mayoral election that has Democrats buzzing and Republicans worried.Esteemed political analyst Fernand Amandi joins Chuck to explain how Democrat Ei...
Documenting the Latino Story: A Conversation with Emmy-Nominated Filmmaker Bernardo Ruiz
*Due to technical issues, the posting of this discussion was delayed. Unfortunately, Bernardo Ruiz's showcase of his films has already passed. We urge you to check out his work via his website. Our apologies for this error.
Latino Pessimism at Record Highs: Dr. Mark Hugo Lopez Reveals Record-Breaking Shifts in Latino Sentiment
Mike Madrid sits down with one of the most respected voices in Latino research—Dr. Mark Hugo Lopez, Director of Race and Ethnicity at the Pew Research Center—to unpack a brand-new, blockbuster dataset on Latino attitudes on the second Tr...