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How James Talarico Is Trying to Win Back Latino Voters One Soccer Match and TikTok Video at a Time

As Ken Paxton and James Talarico head into a dead-even November matchup, Talarico's campaign is wagering that Spanish-language television and homegrown TikTok stars can do what a decade of traditional outreach hasn't — bring Latino voters back into the Democratic column.

Latin Times

‘Culture wars vs real wars’: Experts say Trump just made Texas Senate race a battle the GOP didn’t need to fight

ANALYSIS: Trump getting involved in the Senate primary in Texas saddled Republicans with a scandal-ridden nominee. But, Eric Garcia and Andrew Feinberg write, turning Texas blue still requires a lot of work

The Independent UK

The Texas runoff stakes aren’t so high

Both potential GOP candidates have torn each other down, and are now equally competitive in the general election

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How Jasmine Crockett slipped from Democratic frontrunner to decisive defeat in the Senate primary

Crockett embarked on her primary bid with a makeshift operation that lacked a campaign manager, a developed fundraising strategy and comprehensive infrastructure for a ground game.

The Texas Tribune

Eight in 10 Latino Voters in Texas Say Politicians Take Them for Granted, Poll Reveals

Eight in 10 Latino voters in Texas say politicians take them for granted, and four in 10 say they are more likely to support candidates who communicate with them in Spanish, according to a new survey.

Latin Times

Colin Allred wants voters to know “I’m just as angry as they are” in new Senate bid

Allred says he has learned to show up more in his attempt at a Senate do-over. But critics contend he’s not generating enough attention.

The Texas Tribune

In draft congressional map, Texas Republicans bet big that gains with Latino voters will persist

The plan increases the share of Hispanic voters in three of the five districts targeted by the GOP, banking that enough will turn out and vote for Republicans without Donald Trump on the ballot.

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Progressive Rep. Greg Casar has a playbook he wants Democrats to use in 2026

Casar, the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, thinks economic populism and “authentic candidates” can win back recently converted GOP voters.

The Texas Tribune

‘Morning Joe’ defends Trump meeting claiming ‘massive disconnect’ between ‘social media and the real world’

Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezisnki, who have been highly critical of Donald Trump, revealed they met with him on Monday

The Independent UK

‘We captured magic’: the telenovelas reaching Latino voters in swing states

Group Poder NC Action seeks to create culturally relevant voter engagement initiatives that speak directly to Latinos

The Guardian - US

Progressives focus on local-level wins to counter setbacks

For many progressives, the past decade has been littered with disappointments

The Independent UK

How Republicans and Democrats are missing the mark with Latino voters

Strategists, pollsters and advocacy groups say both parties continue to treat Latino voters like a monolithic group

The Guardian - US

GOP fell short in Latino-heavy areas along US-Mexico border

The Republican Party set its sights on South Texas and other areas around the U.S.-Mexico border in the 2022 midterm elections in part of its push for a so-called “red wave” to usher in a large House majority.

Tribune News Service

GOP fell short in Latino-heavy areas along U.S-Mexico border - Roll Call

Republican efforts to lean into immigration concerns fell short on the border, along with a lackluster GOP showing nationwide.

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The Independent UK

Voices: Red wave? Blue firewall? I asked the pros to tell me which races to watch on election night

There is no such thing as a crystal ball, but New York, Texas, and Indiana could tell us a lot

Tribune News Service

The Latino population has exploded in Maryland. Which political party stands to benefit?

BALTIMORE — Nicholas Simões Machado thinks it’s time for the Maryland Democratic Party to step up its game when it comes to Latino voters.

WEKU

Democrats are losing Latino voters as Republicans eye opportunities these midterms

While Democratic strategists acknowledge past mistakes and make renewed pledges to woo Latino voters, Republicans are also making inroads.

Tribune News Service

With a marijuana pardon, Biden tries to light up voters he needs

The day after President Joe Biden decided to pardon marijuana smokers, the 79-year-old walked into a bookstore on the University of Pennsylvania campus with his granddaughter. One voice in the crowd outside shouted out: “Yo Joe, legalize that weed.”

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How the 2022 midterms strategy could change after the Kansas abortion vote

Republican and Democratic strategists are recalibrating how much of an issue abortion rights will play in the midterm elections after a decisive vote by Kansans in favor of abortion rights.

Axios

Democrats' push to center abortion faces first test in Texas primary

A runoff between two Texas Latino Democrats with opposing views on abortion could shape how their party fares in November.

Evening Standard

Could Roe vs Wade save Biden’s calamitous reign?

As protests erupt over a leaked Supreme Court document suggesting an overturning of the ruling banning abortion, all eyes are on the US President to protect women’s rights. But will he succeed in his fight and win over voters in the process? Pablo Manríquez reports from Washington

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