The biggest political story of 2022, perhaps as big as the overturning of Roe v. Wade, is the sudden shift of the Hispanic vote away from Democrats toward the Republican Party. And yet another poll, this time the CBS/YouGov poll from last week, confirms the movement.
Overall, the poll shows, Hispanics disapprove of President Joe Biden 55% to 45%. On the economy, 64% disapprove of him. On inflation, 74% of Hispanics disapprove of him. On gas prices, 72% disapprove of him. On the issue of guns, 59% of Hispanics disapprove of Biden. On whether Biden is a unifying political figure, 62% say he is not. On whether Biden is competent, 51% say he is not.
On the congressional ballot for this year, Hispanic voters only favor Democrats by 3 points, 45% to 42%. This is an unsustainable level of support if Democrats expect to win elections anywhere. If this sort of number is real and catches on, then Florida and Texas will be one-party states for a generation or two. California could eventually even flip back to a competitive state if there’s anything to this.
Perhaps this isn’t just about Biden. Perhaps a Hispanic evolution toward the Republican Party was always inevitable. And more likely than not, it is Democrats’ twisted gender ideology and abortion fanaticism that is facilitating this transformation. But Biden, given his historic incompetence and unpopularity, is surely making it happen faster than it could have otherwise.
Call them the “Biden Republicans.”
