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Christian Paz

Christian Paz

Correspondent

Christian Paz is a correspondent at Vox, where he covers the Democratic Party and the 2024 elections. Based in Washington, DC, he covers the political trends, issues, and movements changing America’s political parties and American identity. He has written about the future of DACA recipients and the Dream Act, the role of crime in elections, the Biden administration’s student loan cancellation policy, and the rising power of Latino voters.

He joined Vox in 2022 after reporting on national and international politics for the Atlantic’s politics, global, and ideas teams, including the role of Latino voters in the 2020 election. When he’s not dreaming of California and his hometown of Los Angeles, he can be reached via email at christian.paz@vox.com and on Twitter at @realcpaz. Have questions about the state of the Democratic Party? You can submit them to Christian, here.

Latest articles by Christian Paz

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Marco Rubio is trying to take back the GOPMarco Rubio is trying to take back the GOP
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Trump is floating Rubio as a potential successor. His vision sounds very different than JD Vance.

By Christian Paz
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What does the post-Voting Rights Act world look like?What does the post-Voting Rights Act world look like?
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Democrats will have to balance racial representation with political reality.

By Christian Paz
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Democrats are winning the redistricting war — for now, anywayDemocrats are winning the redistricting war — for now, anyway
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Between Florida and the Supreme Court, a lot could still change.

By Caitlin Dewey and Christian Paz
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The redistricting wars are almost over. Here’s the score.The redistricting wars are almost over. Here’s the score.
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Trump’s gerrymandering efforts are backfiring.

By Christian Paz
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Donald Trump messed with the wrong popeDonald Trump messed with the wrong pope
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Trump fought with Pope Francis before. He’s finding Pope Leo XIV to be a tougher foil.

By Christian Paz
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Donald Trump’s pivot to blasphemyDonald Trump’s pivot to blasphemy
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Attacking the pope and posing as Jesus — even religious conservatives are mad this time.

By Christian Paz
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Did the Trump administration threaten the pope?Did the Trump administration threaten the pope?
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Avignon-gate, the scandal blowing up MAGA-Catholic relations, explained.

By Christian Paz
How ICE has changed American life
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Immigrant or not, Trump’s mass deportation pledges have fundamentally changed how regular people live.

By Christian Paz
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The religious right is breaking up over Israel and IranThe religious right is breaking up over Israel and Iran
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The MAGA civil war over the Iran war is opening up new and old religious and political feuds.

By Christian Paz
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A high-stakes Texas primary exposed the Democratic Party’s fault linesA high-stakes Texas primary exposed the Democratic Party’s fault lines
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Democrats chose expanding the tent over doubling down on the base.

By Christian Paz