I thought Italian-Americans were pretty solidly Democrat. Did something change?
They were, but then they had children, and those children collectively "broke through" for the large part.
I thought Italian-Americans were pretty solidly Democrat. Did something change?
I don't think that's ever been the case.
In the 20s and 30s they were overwhelmingly D until LaGuardia came along (and that honestly wasn't the end of it). They were certainly voting majority Democratic federally well into the 60s.
I think Humphrey overwhelmingly won the Italian-American vote in 1968.
