Stay updated with breaking news from Gene guerrero. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
I think if there s one message that democrats should take from this and try to apply nationally, is you should run on the coronavirus. you should run hard on mask mandates. that s a type of issue that can translate to other states as well. so republicans a little tone deaf on this, do you think? i think they re tremendously tone deaf. i mean, look, on something like vaccine mandates, you re a little more split. but take mask mandates again. we ve seen this battle down in the key swing state of florida, but ron desantis was basically trying to block local school boards from implementing mask mandates. that was terribly unpopular there. so i think that, again, i think it is a misreading of the electorate, especially on mask mandates. democrats will be smart to push the issue. and if i were republicans, i d back off of it. harry enten, always a pleasure. thanks so much. thank you. and joining me now, gene guerrero, columnist for the l.a. times, and matthew ....
In gavin newsom s case, it was gavin newsom that created the nation s first immigrant relief fund, something that the latino community foundation advocated for. it was under his leadership that we gave undocumented folks stimulus checks and health care, right? there was a clear visible difference between gavin newsom and the other candidates that are trying to replace his job because what they re talking about in the case of larry elder, san francisco chronicle reported today that elder wanted to create a law which would ban health care and education for undocumented immigrants. so for latinos heading into the remaining days of this election, they have to play really close attention to what the candidates are saying. and the candidates themselves need to involve the latino community into those conversations. john, on this point about larry elder, gene guerrero recently wrote for the l.a. times, quote, elder has long conflated latinos with crime. in his memoir, he wrote that an in ....