Why Did California Swing Right in 2020?

[perpetual_cynic]

Do you think it is bad for Democrats or a warning that CA swung to the right in 2020, or is it just a result of high third-party vote in 2016?

[perpetual_cynic]

LA county swung right by 5 points likely due to their large Asian and Latinx population shifting right. White voters in California shifted more left from 2016 and it balanced out almost evenly.

Stop using that term.

I completely agree. All of the Hispanics I have talked to have expressed resentment or even ignorance of this term. They really don't care and many take offense.

[perpetual_cynic]

LA county swung right by 5 points likely due to their large Asian and Latinx population shifting right. White voters in California shifted more left from 2016 and it balanced out almost evenly.

Stop using that term.

I completely agree. All of the Hispanics I have talked to have expressed resentment or even ignorance of this term. They really don't care and many take offense.

Transphobic people dislike "latinx" for transphobic reasons. Just say you're transphobic and opposed to change in the community and go.

No, I'm not transphobic. I'm opposed to white people inventing a term about other races and groups of people to complete their sulf-fulfilling prophecy of moral virtue signaling that racial minorities resent. In addition, saying someone is transphobic is not an insult you just throw around at people. It is not an argument and it is frankly very childish.

[perpetual_cynic]

LA county swung right by 5 points likely due to their large Asian and Latinx population shifting right. White voters in California shifted more left from 2016 and it balanced out almost evenly.

Stop using that term.

I completely agree. All of the Hispanics I have talked to have expressed resentment or even ignorance of this term. They really don't care and many take offense.

Transphobic people dislike "latinx" for transphobic reasons. Just say you're transphobic and opposed to change in the community and go.

Latinos dislike "latinx" for linguistical reasons. Just say you're racist and go.

See how easy this is?

English is one of the only languages that does not have gendered nouns. If we release Latino or Latina with Latinx we would also have to replace 'La bicicleta' with 'La bicicletx'. Approximately 75% of Latinos have never even heard of Latinx, and 65% don't want to be referred to this way. Source: NPR https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2020/08/11/901398248/hispanic-latino-or-latinx-survey-says

[perpetual_cynic]

LA county swung right by 5 points likely due to their large Asian and Latinx population shifting right. White voters in California shifted more left from 2016 and it balanced out almost evenly.

Stop using that term.

I completely agree. All of the Hispanics I have talked to have expressed resentment or even ignorance of this term. They really don't care and many take offense.

Transphobic people dislike "latinx" for transphobic reasons. Just say you're transphobic and opposed to change in the community and go.

Latinos dislike "latinx" for linguistical reasons. Just say you're racist and go.

See how easy this is?

English is one of the only languages that does not have gendered nouns. If we release Latino or Latina with Latinx we would also have to replace 'La bicicleta' with 'La bicicletx'. Approximately 75% of Latinos have never even heard of Latinx, and 65% don't want to be referred to this way. Source: NPR https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2020/08/11/901398248/hispanic-latino-or-latinx-survey-says

Certainly. The entire idea makes absolutely no sense to anyone who prefers to actually engage with the Spanish language instead of sling around hyperbolic insults as if they're valid argumentative points in and of themselves.

In addition, those that identify as female are Latina and those that identify as non-binary can identify as Hispanics, which many Hispanics prefer anyway.

[perpetual_cynic]

Higher turnout and less active voters turning out. It's nothing to worry about though in my opinion. I say this all the time about 2020 swings to Trump, but with some exceptions (Mahoning County, Miami-Dade, the Rio Grande Valley) most of the swings were probably just temporary noise in a completely unique election. I'm not all that concerned about a 1% or less swing here or in Illinois, Nevada, Washington D.C., etc.

The only California result I am still actively bothered by is CA-25.

Oh wait, a "latinx" discussion? I made a mistake posting here. I will never be back.

I agree it is not cause for concern. The power that LA County had was immense. Frankly, I'm not even that concerned about the LA County swing because LA County also shifted towards Obama in 2012. It seems the incumbent gets a boost.