Jorge Ramos Denounces Tricks by Republicans and Democrats Ahead of the Elections

Electoral Cheating by Both Parties, Denounces Jorge Ramos

Illegal Redrawing of Political Districts

Fear Inflicted on Latino Voters

Ahead of the elections on November 3, the political landscape in the United States is under unprecedented tension. In an exclusive interview with MundoNow, and within the context of his recent and historic Emmy award for his independent digital program Así veo las cosas, renowned journalist Jorge Ramos raised public alarm by denouncing electoral manipulation maneuvers systematically carried out by both the Republican Party and the Democratic Party.

The interviewee expressed deep concern over high-level strategies that seek to alter the country’s geopolitical map and sow panic among Hispanic citizens in order to directly influence ballot-box results.

The Background of the National Fight for Congress

Latino voter intimidation denounced by Jorge Ramos. Photo: Getty Images

The upcoming November elections are not just any midterm process; control of the entire Legislative Branch is at stake, with 435 seats in the federal House of Representatives and a contested Senate, at a time when Republicans hold the majority by an extremely narrow margin.

It is in this context of maximum rivalry that the mid-decade redrawing of congressional districts has intensified nationwide, a process strongly pushed by former President Donald Trump, who has openly urged states governed by his party to approve new maps that ensure continued legislative control.

Ramos did not hesitate to point out that corruption in campaign strategies and the design of convenient maps — a practice historically known as gerrymandering — is not exclusive to one side.

“What I believe is that both parties are cheating to redraw electoral districts and gain a greater advantage,” he stated directly to MundoNow’s microphones.

The journalist described it as a “terrible idea” to attempt to undermine the independence of state processes in order to gain more seats in Washington, distorting the true will of the people.

The Florida Case: Justice Upholds DeSantis’ Map

The seriousness of Jorge Ramos’ warnings is reflected almost identically in the current legal reality. Recently, Judge Joshua Hawkes of the Leon County Circuit Court ruled that Florida’s controversial congressional district map pushed by Republican Governor Ron DeSantis will remain intact for the November elections.

The judge dismissed requests from civil organizations such as Common Cause and Equal Ground Education Fund, arguing that reversing the map at this point in the calendar would cause electoral chaos, with the primaries scheduled for August.

The controversy in Florida erupted after the enactment of a district map designed by DeSantis’ office that reconfigures seat boundaries and that, according to projections, could automatically grant up to four additional seats to the Republican Party, whose current delegation stands at 20 representatives compared with 8 Democrats.

Although the plaintiffs showed that the governor’s adviser used purely partisan data — something strictly prohibited by the Fair Districts Amendment approved by 63% of Florida voters in 2010 — the judge determined that this constituted “circumstantial” evidence. The ruling also relied on recent interpretations by the U.S. Supreme Court in Louisiana cases to sidestep the Voting Rights Act in minority districts, leaving the legal battle open for a future appeal before the state Supreme Court.

Latino Voter Intimidation as a Strategy for Abstention

Beyond the maps and paper boundaries, the most critical point of the current campaigns, according to the blunt analysis Ramos shared, is the psychological intimidation being exercised directly on the ground against the Latino community to reduce participation and provoke abstention.

“What worries me most is the fear being created among some Latino voters so they will not go vote on November 3… I find it very, very concerning that our people, that Latinos, say, ‘If I go, maybe I’ll run into someone from ICE,’ and even if you are a U.S. citizen, you are afraid they might detain you or make things difficult for you,” the journalist concluded in his conversation with MundoNow.

With this, Ramos made clear that the fight for the Hispanic vote in 2026 is being played out both in district courts and in voters’ psychological resistance against the specter of immigration persecution.