Both before and after November's election, there was much discussion about the "Latinx vote," as if that were one monolithic thing. In truth, the "Latinx population" in the United States is not the same culture or race. Latinx people represent a great variety of regional, ethnic and political orientations. This is the main reason why it has not been easy for commentators to understand the "Latinx vote," which accounts for about 32 million, in this past election. 🗳 Professor of Communications Valerie Endress, Director of the American Democracy Project at RIC, as well as three #RICAlumni – Marcela Betancur '11, Director of lpirwu and Pawtucket State Reps. Karen Alzate '13 and Leonela Felix '13 – deconstructed this myth. "What we know of the Latinx population is that they are a whole lot of different constituencies that can't easily be counted as Democrats or Republicans," says Endress. See link in bio to read the full story. . ricalumni marcelab_ri kswiss12 leonelafelixri . . . #RICNews...