Once staunchly red, Arizona became a swing state in 2020 when Latinos, suburban voters and a large urban population helped Biden become the first Democratic presidential candidate to win there since 1996.
Latino voters in Arizona are expected to play an outsized role in deciding the country's next president.
Why it matters: Of the six battleground states that could swing the election, Arizona has the largest share of Latino eligible voters, about a quarter of that state's voters.
FRESNO, Calif. — Two Central California races for U.S. House seats are suddenly getting increased attention from the national parties because they could help determine control of the chamber — and represent hot new battlegrouands for Latino voters.
Why it matters: The fights for the seats held by Republican Reps. David Valadao and John Duarte reflect Democrats' push to take over two majority-Latino districts that have never been represented by anyone of Mexican or Central American descent.
A growing partisan split between Latino men and women is being driven partly by gaps in education, experts tell Axios.
Why it matters: Latinos overall have made broad gains in obtaining college degrees during the past two decades, but women have significantly surpassed men, according to the UCLA Latino Data Hub.
Early polls suggest Vice President Kamala Harris has opened up a lead over former President Trump among Latino voters. But so far, she hasn't hit the level of support Democrats historically have needed to win the White House.
Why it matters: An Axios review of exit polls going back 50 years finds that when Democratic presidential candidates get less than about 64% of the Latino vote, they typically lose.
Sen. JD Vance consumed the television lineup Sunday, taking aim at Democratic VP nominee Tim Walz while still defending the "childless cat ladies" attacks that plagued his rollout as former President Trump's running mate.
Meanwhile, Democratic surrogates rallied behind Walz as Vance and Republicans scrutinize his military record, arguing he overstated his service.
Vice President Kamala Harris in Nevada on Saturday promised to eliminate taxes on tips, two months after former President Trump promised to do the same.
Why it matters: Their rare point of agreement underscores the bipartisan popularity of the novel piece of economic policy.
Why it matters: Reflecting on his decision to drop out of the race three weeks ago, Biden told CBS' Robert Costa he had an "obligation" to step aside if that gave Democrats the best chance of beating former President Trump.
Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) blitzed the Sunday talk shows in an effort to reframe his attacks on "childless" Democrats as an affirmative push for more family-friendly policies, attempting to clarify comments dragging down his favorability.
Don't buy the public bravado.Former President Trump's advisers are deeply rattled by his meandering, mean and often middling public performances since the failed assassination attempt.
They're pleading with him to adopt a new "hard-hitting" stump speech to define Vice President Harris as liberal and weak, advisers tell us. And praying he'll stop the recidivistic pull to simply improvise haphazardly.
News of a reported cyberattack at the Trump campaign is likely just the beginning of what promises to be a hectic, unpredictable cybersecurity run-up to November's election.
Why it matters: Since 2016's Russian-backed pilfering of the Hilary Clinton campaign's private emails, the specter of foreign meddling in U.S. elections has returned every four years, fueling mistrust in the political process.
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