Academic Urges Democrats to Abandon 'People of Color' Label as Latino and Black Voters Lean Towards Trump
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Jerel Ezell, a professor from the University of California, Berkeley, made an appeal to the Democrats, suggesting they should renounce their standard racial political strategies to secure election victories. In an opinion piece published in Politico on a Friday, Ezell highlighted the Democrats' shock at Trump's increased support from Black, Latino, Indigenous, and Asian voters in the 2024 presidential election, despite the party's ongoing reliance on these groups.
Ezell stated, "The 2024 presidential election left the Democrats’ multiracial coalition in tatters. Nonwhite individuals cast their votes for Trump in 2024 in higher percentages than in 2020, in some cases by double-digit increases. Democrats are currently confronting a serious reassessment over these losses. It should start with this clear fact: There is no profound cultural, social, economic, or political connection between Black, Latino, Indigenous, and Asian Americans that the party can exploit for votes."
Ezell also noted that Latino voters strongly supported Trump in November, and the former president experienced a significant increase in support from Asians. "Indigenous voters, who were instrumental in Biden's victory in Arizona and Wisconsin in 2020, did not have the same impact in the crucial swing states this time, although most of them still voted for Democrats. Black voters remained the Democrats’ stronghold, albeit a shaky one, with Kamala Harris securing 8 out of 10 Black votes, down from Biden’s 9 out of 10 in 2020," added Ezell.
Ezell expressed that if Democrats were stunned by these poll results, it might be due to the liberals' misconception that the term "people of color" suggests that nonwhite voters are much more culturally and politically similar than they actually are or have been in recent times. He argued that the Democratic Party’s 'people of color' rhetoric exaggerates the unity among different racial groups, a unity that peaked during the civil rights era but has since been dwindling.
A voter analysis showed that Trump's appeal to traditional Democratic voters was fundamental to his victory over former Vice President Kamala Harris. He made gains from his 2020 results among Hispanic (41%, +6 points), Black voters (15%, +7 points), and young voters (46%, +10 points).
Notable shifts to the right were observed especially among Hispanic men (+8 points), Black men (+12 points), and men under 30 (+14 points) from 2020.
This article was compiled with contributions from Fox News' Chris Pandolfo. Jeffrey Clark, an associate editor for Fox News Digital, has previously served as a speechwriter for a cabinet secretary and as a Fulbright teacher in South Korea. Clark obtained his degree in English and History from the University of Iowa in 2019.