Stephanie Valencia

“This was a cry for help from voters to focus on the right things: the economy and inflation, immigration, and wars abroad. Democrats are entering a probationary period with voters, they should not make the mistake of thinking that this swing is permanent.”

Stephanie Valencia · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-06

Valencia cautioned Democratic leaders not to assume the Latino swing toward their party is permanent.

“The vociferous message that voters sent last night was an F-U to Trump and Republicans and their misplaced priorities and broken promises.”

Stephanie Valencia · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-06

Valencia characterized the election night message from voters as a rejection of Trump and Republican priorities.

“People have called us the sleeping giant for a long time, and now we’re really the swinging giant,”

Stephanie Valencia · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-06

Valencia described the Latino electorate's newly demonstrated swing power after Tuesday's election results.