"President Trump made historic gains with Latinos when he won reelection last year, boosting Republicans' confidence that their economic message was helping them make inroads with a group of voters who had long leaned toward Democrats. But in this week's election, Democrats in key states were able to disrupt that rightward shift by gaining back Latino support, exit polls showed."
"And in California, a CNN exit poll showed about 70% of Latinos voting in favor of Proposition 50, a Democratic redistricting initiative designed to counter Trump's plans to reshape congressional maps in an effort to keep GOP control of the House. The results mark the first concrete example at the ballot box of Latino voters turning away from the GOP - a shift foreshadowed by recent polling as their concerns about the economy and immigration raids have grown."
President Trump made historic gains with Latino voters during his reelection, giving Republicans confidence their economic message was working. Recent state elections reversed some of those gains as Democrats regained Latino support in New Jersey, Virginia and California. Exit polls show Democrats won about two-thirds of the Latino vote in gubernatorial races and roughly 70% supported California's Proposition 50. Latino concerns about the economy and immigration raids helped drive the shift. If sustained, the trend could hurt Republican prospects in next year's midterms, particularly in California and Texas where Latino turnout can decide House races. Democrats view warnings about immigration crackdowns and economic weakness as resonating with Latinos.
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