Department of History Professor Geraldo Cadava discusses his book, The Hispanic Republican: The Shaping of an American Political Identity, From Nixon to Trump (Ecco, May 2020) in the Northwestern Now story: ‘Latinos aren’t naturally liberal or conservative’
“Politicians need to take Hispanics seriously as political actors, instead of taking their votes for granted. Both Republicans and Democrats have called Hispanics ‘natural’ Democrats, or ‘natural’ Republicans,” said Cadava. “But I don’t think political identity or partisanship are natural at all. I think political identity is developed over time, in conversation with family, in particular places, as part of an individual’s and community’s sense of what’s right and wrong in the world. Part of why I wanted to write the book is to show that Hispanics have had serious ideas about politics for a long period of time.”
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- Professor Cadava on NPR’s Code Switch, discusses the Latinx vote and the impact in previous election cycles.
- As a guest panelist on Texas Public Radio, Cadava explores how Hispanic GOP voters have changed over the years.
- NBC News: “Hispanic Republicans? Yep, and they’re here to stay, says author Geraldo Cadava”