In the aftermath of Donald Trump's commanding victory over Kamala Harris in the 2024 Presidential elections, analysts and pundits have been looking deep into the numbers to find insights to explain the results. Some have pointed to the major gender gap among voters, as 54% of men voted Trump, including a whopping 49% of young men (aged 18-29).
Others have turned their eyes to analyze the Latino vote, with which Trump made major inroads and Harris performed well below previous Democratic candidate as the demographic now represents roughly 20% of the U.S. population and is set to continue growing.
On Thursday, the discussion reached ABC's "The View,' with co-hosts Sunny Hostin and Alyssa Farah Griffin engaging in a heated exchange over why many more Latino voters in Texas supported President-elect Donald Trump.
Discussing demographic shifts in voting patterns, Griffin cited a Texas district with a 97% Latino population where Trump received approximately 75% of the vote. Even though she didn't mention the county by name it's possible she was referring to Starr County, which has the highest concentration of Hispanics in the state, and voted Republican for the first time in 132 years.
Griffin attributed this shift to the residents' proximity to and experience with the arrival of undocumented migrants, stating that "it's on their doorstep, and they were begging people to care about it for years." Hostin, however, interrupted Griffin's explanation, suggesting other factors were in play:
Sunny Hostin: Misogyny.
Farah: No, because it's on the border.
Hostin: Nope. Misogyny and sexism. That's why.
Alyssa Farah: A 97% Latino district in Texas voted 75% for Donald Trump. Why?
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) November 7, 2024
Sunny Hostin: Misogyny.
Farah: No, because it's on the border.
Hostin: Nope. Misogyny and s*xism. That's why.
They never learn!pic.twitter.com/PsrhQBqnaE
The conversation grew more contentious as Griffin attempted to say the local issues contributed to the GOP's election victories. Hostin responded by calling Republicans "morally bankrupt." Griffin, in turn, suggested that Democrats failed to resonate with working-class voters on economic issues. Hosting countered by saying they were "bombarded with disinformation and misinformation."
At another point in the discussion Griffin contended that Latino communities in Texas and other groups, such as voters in Dearborn, Michigan, and women in Pennsylvania, backed Trump due to economic concerns, cost-of-living issues, and security at the border. She also argued that Democrats missed an opportunity to address "micro issues" affecting communities.
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