Republicans have gained ground with Hispanic voters. They need to keep it up

Going into election night last year, pundits forecast a wholesale slaughter of Republican candidates at the ballot box, led, in part, by Hispanic voters who would cast off the GOP once and for all. Instead, Hispanic voters across the country reinforced what many of us already knew: The Latino vote is no monolith, and Latino voters may be more “up for grabs” than ever before.

The Republican Party has broadened its appeal among working-class voters, while the Democratic Party has shed these voters and captured elites. The result could very well be a more natural, growing, and enduring alignment between additional Hispanic voters and GOP candidates.