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How a Latino Population Boom Has Helped A historic surge in voter turnout in Texas has Democrats hopeful that the Lone Star State is within reach for Joe Biden. Chuck Rocha, a former senior adviser to Sen Bernie Sanders, explains how a Latino population boom has played a major role in turning the formerly deep red state into a political battleground.	Ex-Bernie Adviser Chuck Rocha: Latinx Vo The 2020 general election is on pace to have the highest turnout rate in over a century, with nearly 100 million ballots cast early — nearly three-quarters of the 2016 vote total. We look at how Latinx voters could play a key role in deciding the presidency and who controls the Senate.	Understanding the “Latino Vote” with Chu Why Is This Happening? with Chris Hayes Why is Donald Trump doing better with Latino voters in 2020 than he was in 2016? The central tension in even asking that question is – who exactly are Latino voters? As campaign veteran Chuck Rocha points out, beneath that label is a deeply diverse group. Still, Rocha found success in reaching Latino voters as senior advisor to the Bernie Sanders 2020 campaign. So what did he do right that other campaigns are struggling to do? From outreach to messaging	Latino Vote Dominates Battleground State The Latino vote will dominate the battleground states. John Iadarola and Chuck Rocha break it down on The Damage Report.
EU 2020: el crucial voto de los latinos Entérate de cómo incidirá el voto latino en la elección Presidencial de Estados Unidos, cómo van Biden y Trump en las encuestas y cual es el ambiente en Washington DC.	Chuck Rocha And The Hispanic Student Uni As a Hispanic Serving Institution, St. Mary’s University recently hosted two events promoting dialogue between faculty and students on the importance and peculiarities of the Latino vote. The first event held on Sept. 15 invited speaker Chuck Rocha during a political communications, media and elections class. They discussed his experience as a campaign strategist.	Panel: How Will Trump’s Coronavirus Diag Team Rising reacts to President Trump's positive Coronavirus test and weigh in on how this will impact his campaign in key battleground states.	Securing The Latino Vote with Chuck Roch Latinos are expected to be the nation’s largest racial or ethnic minority in this year’s presidential electorate. Chuck Rocha, president and founder of Solidarity Strategies shares the importance of the Latino vote and how both campaigns can successfully reach this community.
John Nichols, THE FIGHT FOR THE SOUL OF In this episode of Writer’s Voice, we continue our Election 2020 series with two looks back—one way back and the other more recent—to derive important lessons for this election season.	'The path to an electoral victory goes t New polling from NBC News, the Wall Street Journal, and Telemundo reveals that Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is leading with Latino voters nationally. However, it’s a different story for Latino voters in key swing states.	Puedo mejorar el país que amo_, jóvenes Eileen García, estratega demócrata [y Directora de Comunicaciones de Solidarity Strategies], asegura que ejercer su derecho al voto es una oportunidad para lograr una mejor calidad de vida en aspectos como la salud y la educación. Por su parte, Franklin Camargo, de Latinos for Trump, expresa que "quiero defender los principios que fundaron a esta nación y los valores que hacen exitosos y ricos a los países".	Sí está contando su historia, pero empez Chuck Rocha, consultor político y autor del libro 'Tío Bernie', habla de la estrategia del candidato demócrata para acercarse a la comunidad hispana, cuyo voto será definitivo en las elecciones del próximo 3 de noviembre. "Donald Trump ya había gastado un millón de dólares en anuncios en español antes de que Biden pusiera algo al aire", asegura Rocha.
Democratic strategist on Latino vote: ‘D One key demographic for the election in November is Latinos and former Vice President Joe Biden is struggling with it. Democratic Strategist Chuck Rocha joins Stephanie Ruhle to explain why President Trump currently has the upper hand among Latinos.	“The Latino vote is not being taken seri A former senior campaign adviser for Bernie Sanders explains why Joe Biden seems to be underperforming among Latinos.	Democrats fear Biden's lagging Latino su Recent polls out of Florida show the former vice president’s support among Latinos trailing Hillary Clinton’s in 2016, fueling concerns that he could lose a pivotal swing state.	Chuck Rocha reveals secrets to winning L "I explained exactly how we did it with Bernie, so Joe Biden and everyone else can copy what we did," Rocha says. "It’s my job...to do everything to defeat this president.”
Is Kamala Harris Biden's 'secret weapon' Former Sanders 2020 senior adviser Chuck Rocha and Fox News contributor Rachel Campos-Duffy weigh in.	Joe Biden’s Secret Untapped Weapon How he could win the Latino vote … and the presidency.	As Election Day nears, it's not just abo A sense of belonging — meaning, how society perceives you — along with feeling respected and valued — can be powerful forces to mobilize or discourage voting.	Can Joe Biden win over the young Latinos who flocked to Bernie Sanders? Energized by universal healthcare and free college tuition, enthusiastic young Latinos favored ‘Tío Bernie’ – and Biden has work to do to convince this crucial voting bloc
Making the case for Latino voter support at the DNC MSNBC's Alicia Menendez is joined by Chuck Rocha, the President of Solidarity Strategies, former Bernie 2020 Senior Advisor, and author of the book, “Tío Bernie: The Inside Story of How Bernie Sanders Brought Latinos Into The Political Revolution”.	Biden Hasn't Made Case To Latino Voters, Former Bernie Sanders advisor and author, Chuck Rocha, discusses how Joe Biden and Kamala Harris can win the Latino vote. He also discusses his book, "Tio' Bernie."	Kamala Harris: The outreach Latinos need Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s choice for running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), is a big deal, especially for Black and Brown women who are the backbone of our society and the heart and soul of the Democratic party. This choice was particularly important because Biden is a 77-year-old white man who does not reflect the rising American majority that is multiethnic and multiracial. Harris, however, fits into many of these categories, where reflections of oneself are so powerful.	Ex-Sanders aides launch pro-Biden ad targeting Latino voters The advertisement was the combined effort of Nuestro PAC, launched by ex-Sanders senior adviser Chuck Rocha, and America’s Progressive Promise, which was founded by top Sanders aide Jeff Weaver. The operatives are looking to persuade Sanders supporters, particularly Latino voters, young people and progressives, to back former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee.
‘He knows he has to do more.’ Skeptical Latino voters key to Biden’s campaign in Texas “Joe Biden still has time to make up the enthusiasm gap,” said Chuck Rocha, a Democratic political strategist from Tyler who was a senior adviser to Sen. Bernie Sanders’ national campaign.	The People Running Campaigns Don’t Look Like Me I have worked in politics for over 30 years. For most of those years, there have rarely been black or brown faces at the top level of most campaigns I’ve worked on. I am often the lone voice telling a room full of campaign professionals what it’s like to be pulled over by the police when you’re a brown man.	Trump embraces immigration court fight as election boost Chuck Rocha was Sanders’ top aide on Latino outreach and has since launched a political action committee aimed at motivating Hispanic voters, especially in battleground states like Pennsylvania.	Chuck Rocha: Can Biden reverse Trump gains with Latinos? Solidarity Strategies founder and president joins HillTV to discuss the launch of Nuestro PAC.