A Democratic congressman from New York just lately blamed progressives for President-elect Trump’s victory this week, arguing that far-left causes really disenchant sure voters.
Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., claimed that his celebration has “alienated historic numbers” of minority voters in an X (former Twitter) put up on Wednesday. Torres, a vocal supporter of Israel, pointed fingers at pro-Palestinian protests as one of many causes – in addition to the motion to defend police.
“Donald Trump has no better good friend than the far left, which has managed to alienate historic numbers of Latinos, Blacks, Asians, and Jews from the Democratic Social gathering with absurdities like ‘Defund the Police’ or ‘From the River to the Sea’ or ‘Latinx,’ Torres wrote.
“There may be extra to lose than there’s to realize politically from pandering to a far left that’s extra consultant of Twitter, Twitch, and TikTok than it’s of the actual world,” the Democrat added. “The working class is just not shopping for the ivory-towered nonsense that the far left is promoting.”
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Ritchie Torres blamed progressive Democrats for President-elect Trump’s win on Tuesday. (Getty Photos)
Torres’ feedback got here within the aftermath of the preliminary 2024 election outcomes, which discovered that Vice President Harris had much less favorability amongst Latino and Hispanic voters than President Biden did in 2020.
Based on a Fox Information Voter Evaluation, Biden garnered 63% of Latino assist in 2020 whereas Harris solely had 54% this yr.
One other Fox Information Voter Evaluation discovered that assist for Trump amongst Latino and Hispanic voters jumped from 35% in 2020 to 41% in 2024.
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Media retailers that spent a lot of 2024 sounding the alarm the President-elect Donald Trump is a risk to democracy didn’t take it notably effectively when it turned clear he would defeat Vice President Kamala Harris on election night time. (Getty Photos)
The shift got here days after the Trump marketing campaign was criticized for internet hosting comic Tony Hinchcliffe at a high-profile Oct. 27 rally at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York Metropolis. The comic made an inflammatory joke about Puerto Rico being a “floating island of rubbish,” prompting an outcry.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., tried to make use of Hinchliffe’s joke as a chance to sway the Latino neighborhood shortly after he uttered the comment.
Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., speaks onstage on the March For Israel on the Nationwide Mall on Nov. 14, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Noam Galai/Getty Photos)
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“That is simply what they consider you,” the congresswoman stated throughout a Twitch stream. “It is what they consider anybody who makes much less cash than them. It is what they consider the individuals who serve them meals in a restaurant. It is what they consider the individuals who, who fold their garments in a retailer.”
