The Latino Vote

It's not Turnout, It's Policy. What Democrats should be doing differently

The Latino Vote Season 2025 Episode 17

In this episode of the Latino Vote Podcast, Mike Madrid is back and is here to tackle the hard truth: the Latino voter shift isn’t about turnout—it’s about policy.
While Democrats scramble to reconnect with a base that’s drifting right, Chuck and Mike break down the real reasons why working-class Latino voters are leaving the party. Spoiler: it’s not because Democrats didn’t show up to enough quinceañeras.

💥 Mike says it’s not a tactical problem—it’s a policy one.
📉 Chuck lays out how the party's strategy is built on outdated assumptions.
👷‍♂️ Together, they expose why working-class Latinos are walking away.

This is the conversation political insiders don’t want you to hear.
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Recorded on June 4, 2025.

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