Luis Alvarado

political strategist and consultant, former deputy press secretary for the California Republican Party

Guest

Republican political consultant and President of Familias Unidas de California PAC; former Chairman of the Republican National Hispanic Assembly of Greater Los Angeles; founder of Grow Elect, a political action committee dedicated to promoting Republican Latino candidates; former strategic advisor to Revolvis, a political consulting firm; former advisor to El Monte Councilman Juventino Gomez; former campaign staffer for Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush; former Los Angeles Regional Chairman for the 2008 McCain/Palin presidential campaign

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After ugly comments about Latinos at a Trump rally over the weekend, the spotlight is on that demographic’s changing voting patterns and role in key swing states.

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