New York Democrats recently blamed progressives for President-elect Trump's victory this week, arguing that far-left causes are actually disillusioning some voters.
Rep. Richie Torres (D.N.Y.) claimed in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday that his party has “alienated a historic number” of minority voters. Torres, a vocal supporter of Israel, pointed to pro-Palestinian protests as one of the causes, as well as the pro-police movement.
“Donald Trump has no greater friend than the far left, which has targeted historic numbers of Latinos, blacks, and “Latinos,” Torres wrote, succeeded in drawing Jews away from the Democratic Party.
“We have more to lose politically than to gain by pandering to the far left, which is more representative of Twitter, Twitch, and TikTok than the real world,” the Democrats added. “The working class is not buying the ivory tower nonsense being sold by the far left.”
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Ritchie Torres on Tuesday blamed progressive Democrats for President-elect Trump's victory. (Getty Images)
Torres' comments came in the wake of initial 2024 election results that found Vice President Harris to be less favorable among Latino and Hispanic voters than President Biden in 2020. be.
Biden won 63% support among Latinos in 2020, compared to 54% for Harris this year, according to Fox News voter analysis.
Trump's support among Latino and Hispanic voters jumped from 35% in 2020 to 41% in 2024, according to a separate Fox News voter analysis.
Harris will not speak from Howard University on election night as planned.
After spending much of 2024 warning that President-elect Donald Trump was a threat to democracy, it became clear that he was on track to defeat Vice President Kamala Harris on election night. At the time, it was not received particularly favorably. (Getty Images)
The change comes days after the Trump campaign was criticized for hosting comedian Tony Hinchcliffe at a high-profile October 27 rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The comedian sparked an outcry after making an incendiary joke about Puerto Rico being a “floating island of garbage.”
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-CortezD.N.Y. attempted to use Hinchliffe's joke as an opportunity to shake up the Latino community shortly after Hinchliffe made his remarks.
Congressman Ritchie Torres (D.Y.) speaks on stage during the March for Israel on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on November 14, 2023. (Noam Garay/Getty Images)
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“It's just what they think about you,” the congressman said during a Twitch stream. “It's what they think about people who make less than them. It's what they think about the people who serve food in restaurants. It's what they think about people who fold clothes in stores.”
