Unpacking the Latino Vote, and Susan Orlean on the Queen of Tigers

About this episode

<p><span>In the lead-up to this year’s midterm elections, many pundits expected Republicans to make significant gains among </span><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-political-scene/there-is-no-one-story-about-latino-voters"><span>Latino voters</span></a><span>, further eroding a base of support that Democrats have arguably taken for granted for decades. “What happened instead, as you know, is a more complicated story,” the contributing writer </span><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/stephania-taladrid"><span>Stephania Taladrid</span></a><span> says, one that both parties will be examining closely as 2024 approaches. Taladrid speaks with two political consultants, Chuck Rocha and Mike Madrid, to unpack the results. Rocha and Madrid co-host “The Latino Vote” podcast. Rocha, a Democrat, was a senior adviser to </span><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/10/12/the-populist-prophet"><span>Bernie Sanders</span></a><span> and Madrid, a Republican, was a founding member of the </span><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/10/12/inside-the-lincoln-projects-war-against-trump"><span>Lincoln Project</span></a><span>. </span></p> <p><span>And </span><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/susan-orlean"><span>Susan Orlean</span></a><span> reads from one of her </span><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/afterword"><span>Afterword</span></a><span> columns, about the long and fecund life of a tiger mother. “Unlike most tiger mothers,” she writes, “Collarwali was, in fact, a tiger.”</span></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>