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More Latino voters than ever could vote. How will that impact this election?

News - The LIBRE Initiative

October 16, 2024

Israel Ortega with The LIBRE Initiative, a national center-right organization with a Houston chapter that pushes Latinos to be politically active, says he believes the community may shift Republican because of high prices in recent years driven by inflation.

He said that “they’re feeling the pain at the pump” and “so I think that’s what makes it hard for people to feel like the economy is improving.”

“We are indicting the Biden administration for a lot of the federal spending that took place in the last couple of years,” Ortega continued. “And we for sure think that has contributed to the inflation that a lot of Latinos are facing.”…

Originally Posted in Houston Public Media