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
The Latino Working Class: New Polling Data Reveals Top Issues, Opinions, and More
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With Chuck on vacation in Alaska, Mike has the stage to himself. He gives his thoughts on up and coming Latino leaders, modern-day voter suppression, and polling data from his brand new poll with David Binder.
In This Episode:
- Looking forward: interviews with top Latino candidates in battleground districts
- Emerging stars of the Latino narrative
- Closed primaries: modern-day Latino voter suppression
- New polling data: Latino’s top issues, government and politician opinions, thoughts on affordability
- California’s problem: leaving the Latino working class behind
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Recorded August 12, 2026
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Referenced in This Episode:
- The Sacramento Bee - California’s Latino voters matter — and some insiders want to shut them out: https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/article316626339.html
- Los Angeles Times - Where is L.A.’s homeless money going? $1.6 million over 2 years to shelter CEO offers a glimpse: https://www.latimes.com/california/newsletter/2026-08-12/where-is-all-of-l-a-s-homelessness-money-going-1-6-million-payout-to-shelter-ceo-tells-part-of-story
- Latino Working Class Project: https://latinoworkingclass.com/
- NEW POLL - California Latino Voter Poll: August 2026: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oKcANAssPRQSr4AJDOTLGWwisvTYVpxy/view?usp=sharing
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