Prominent Democrats say their party has a history of taking Latino voters for granted and is running out of time to win back those who have been drifting away since 2016.
“I think Democrats, for the most part, as a party, ignore Latinos,” said former Democratic Rep. Luis Gutierrez, who has focused on mobilizing Latino voters since he retired from Congress in 2018.
Gutierrez told NOTUS he worries that Democrats are running out the clock on how long they can maintain Latino support without fostering relationships within communities. He still plans to campaign in support of President Joe Biden, but he has major concerns with how Biden and the party have handled Latino issues.