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.
The Latino Vote
Don’t Miss These Races + Insights from Abdul El-Sayed’s Success and Other Midterm Developments So Far
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It is an exciting time for Latino candidates and Chuck and Mike have a list of races to look out for. As primaries are called and midterm elections draw nearer, they give their insight into race results and the data behind it all.
In This Episode:
- Michigan Democratic Senate primary - Abdul Al-Sayed’s victory
- Polling misses, partisan polls, and predictive betting markets
- Not ideology, populism as the commonality
- The lessening importance of money in races
- Races to follow - Latinos running in marginal seats against Republican incumbents
- TX-15: Bobby Pulido, www.bobbypulidofortexas.com
- AZ-6: JoAnna Mendoza, www.joannamendoza.com
- CO-8: Manny Rutinel, www.mannyforcolorado.com
- CA-22: Randy Villegas, www.villegasforcongress.com
- DCCC target list expansion
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Recorded August 5, 2026
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Referenced in This Episode
- NBC - Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, notching a Midwest victory for the left: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/abdul-el-sayed-wins-michigans-democratic-senate-primary-notching-midwe-rcna589750
- Mike Madrid on Substack - Lies, Damn Lies and Polls: https://greattransformation.substack.com/p/lies-damn-lies-and-polls
- The Hill - House Democrats add 12 GOP seats to target list: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6009504-house-democrats-offensive-targets-gop-seats/
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