Latino voters swung sharply toward Republicans in 2024. Now, much of that gain is fading as gender and generational divides widen. Why it matters: The GOP breakthrough two years ago hasn't produced a uniformly more conservative Latino electorate, as Democrats have regained ground in polling this year. - But an Axios analysis of recent polls shows Latino voters aren't simply swinging right, then left. The data show Latino politics fragmenting from within, as young Latino men and women increasingly split over immigration, President Trump and democracy. By the numbers: Democrats lead Republicans 56%-29% on the generic House ballot among 1,353 Latino registered voters in seven battleground states, according to a new bipartisan BSP…
The internet is full of dating horror stories and think pieces the death of traditional romance. It’s a concept built for virality. But is the moral panic real? Audie and Ari turn to relationship writer Karley Sciortino to talk navigating romance in the age of the apps. 0:00 Is the romance recession real? 2:24 The 20-somethings we work with weigh in on the dismal state of dating 3:14 Heteropessimism is showing up in our movies and TV, too 5:52 Audie and Ari disclose their own limitations (they're off the market) 7:20 The generational divide the apps have created in romance 9:45 It used to be a lot of work to play the field, but now it's easy to have a "roster" 10:49 Maybe the cure for straight romance is to take notes from queer people…
With the primary season winding down, the anti-incumbent wave spared older Democrats including Sen. Edward Markey, 80, who held off younger challengers.
Senator Ed Markey, 80, trounced a younger challenger who had made an argument for generational change. Two other longtime Democratic lawmakers hung on, too.
Ed Markey wants to counter his younger challenger’s calls for a “new generation of leadership” by focusing Massachusetts’s primary on ideology, not age.
