The Times podcast: Democrats try abortion rights pitch with Latinos

This summer’s fall of Roe vs. Wade offered Democrats a new playbook for the Nov. 8 midterm election when it comes to winning the Latino vote: pledge to protect abortion rights. It’s a move that contradicts long-held assumptions that Latinos distort socially conservative views and are anti-abortionists rooted in their religious beliefs.

Today, as part of our ongoing mid-election coverage, a race in New Mexico gives us a glimpse into the game that access to abortion can help Democrats win Latinos. Read the full transcript here.

Host: Gustave Arellano

Guest: Melanie Mason, LA Times national political correspondent

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