Steve Kornacki Drops Bombshell As Dems’ Hold On Key Voting Bloc Crumbles

NBC National Political reporter Steve Kornacki stated Sunday that the Democratic Party’s grip on the Hispanic vote, a once stronghold for the party, has slipped by double digits over the past 12 years.

Polls have shown that Vice President Kamala Harris has not been favorable among Hispanic voters compared to past Democratic candidates. While on “Meet the Press,” Kornacki stated that despite Harris doing “a little better” than President Joe Biden among the key voting bloc, the party has taken a hit in comparison to previous elections.

“Well among Latinos, our poll shows Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump, 54 to 40%. Now for some context, this is a little bit better for Democrats than they were doing among Hispanics when Joe Biden was their candidate. But I think the bigger story here is historically, 54 to 40 now is a 14 point advantage for the Democrats,” Kornacki said. “Take a look back at the last three presidential elections, and these were the results in the exit polls among Hispanic voters. That 14 — look at that cut there — almost 20 points less than just four years ago.”

Data from the political reporter shows that while the Democratic Party had a 44-point lead among Hispanic voters in the 2012 general election, support dropped by 6 points in 2016 and another 5 points in 2020, leaving Democrats with only a 14-point advantage for the 2024 race.

Kornacki further broke down the voting bloc, noting that despite Harris’ tie with women, former President Donald Trump is leading among Hispanic men under 50 years old.

“A gender gap — familiar with this one, certainly. Men tied when it comes to this race. Women, a 26 point advantage — again, among Hispanic voters, here, there’s a gender gap as we see with goals of overall voters. Also, age, a big factor here,” Kornacki said. “Voters over fifty, Hispanic voters over fifty, almost a 60 point advantage for Harris and she’s barely leading with Hispanic voters under 50. In fact, among men under 50 Donald Trump, actually leads in our poll by nine points.