A Texas border county backed Democrats for generations. Trump won it decisively
1 month, 2 weeks ago

A Texas border county backed Democrats for generations. Trump won it decisively

Associated Press  

RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas — Jorge Bazán’s family has lived on the U.S.-Mexico border for generations and voted for Democrats as long as he can remember. Everything’s very expensive.” The South Texas region — stretching from San Antonio to the Rio Grande Valley — has long been a Democratic stronghold. That includes voters on the Texas border, where many Democrats long argued that Trump’s promised crackdowns on immigration would turn off voters. “I felt that going Republican was the better choice, especially with the issues of immigration and everything like that that’s going on.” Meza said that he was against Trump at first, but noticed too few changes under President Joe Biden to justify voting for Harris.

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The Stunning Geography of Trump’s Victory
1 month, 2 weeks ago

The Stunning Geography of Trump’s Victory

Politico  

Not all the votes are counted yet, but the architecture of Trump’s victory is clear. GOP Flip GOP Flip Winner Trump 49.7 Candidate Harris 48.3 Candidate Others 2.0 99% in Leading/Won Harris Trump Vote-rich metro Detroit doomed Trump’s chances of winning Michigan in 2020. Dems held Winner Harris 51.8 Candidate Trump 46.6 Candidate Others 1.6 98.9% in Leading/Won Harris Trump …

"The View" cohosts argue over Latinos in Texas tipping toward Trump this election
1 month, 2 weeks ago

"The View" cohosts argue over Latinos in Texas tipping toward Trump this election

Salon  

On a recent episode of "The View," cohosts Sunny Hostin and Alyssa Farah Griffin had a brief but tense exchange of differing opinions as to why Tuesday's election saw such a sweep for Donald Trump when it came to Latino voters in Texas — a demographic that Democrats have historically had a stronghold on. During their post-election roundup, Griffin — …

Texas Border Battle: Democrats Fight to Hold Their Ground in Tight Races
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Texas Border Battle: Democrats Fight to Hold Their Ground in Tight Races

Associated Press  

Texas border districts are once again in the thick of the fight for House control. Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar faces his first election since his indictment on bribery charges, while Republican Rep. Jay Furman is vying for the seat vacated by Cuellar. Republicans have made significant gains in South Texas, flipping several Democratic-held districts, while Democrats have closed the gap …

It’s not just South Texas. Republicans are making gains with Latino voters in big cities, too.
4 months ago

It’s not just South Texas. Republicans are making gains with Latino voters in big cities, too.

Associated Press  

For years, Carmen Cavazos’ neighborhood in southeast Houston has voted reliably for Democrats up and down the ballot. The threat of eroding Latino support in urban areas could spell even bigger trouble for Democrats’ abiding hopes of turning Texas blue, because far more Latino voters live in these areas than in South Texas. “That means that there’s no traditional legacy …

It’s not just South Texas —Republicans are making gains with Latino voters in big cities
4 months ago

It’s not just South Texas —Republicans are making gains with Latino voters in big cities

Raw Story  

For years, Carmen Cavazos’ neighborhood in southeast Houston has voted reliably for Democrats up and down the ballot. The threat of eroding Latino support in urban areas could spell even bigger trouble for Democrats’ abiding hopes of turning Texas blue, because far more Latino voters live in these areas than in South Texas. “That means that there's no traditional legacy …

Trump is targeting Latino voters. Here’s how Biden seeks to win them back
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump is targeting Latino voters. Here’s how Biden seeks to win them back

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a campaign memo, Chavez Rodruguez launched Latinos con Biden, which she said had …

Texas border cities offer Biden and Trump different backdrops for dueling visits
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Texas border cities offer Biden and Trump different backdrops for dueling visits

Associated Press  

McALLEN, Texas — Presidential visits to the border are usually short on substance and long on political theater and symbolism — starting with the choice of location. President Joe Biden and his Republican rival, Donald Trump, are making dueling appearances Thursday on the Texas border, but Biden’s choice of Brownsville and Trump’s pick of Eagle Pass will provide sharply different …

Trump praises Texas governor as border state clashes with Biden administration over immigration
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump praises Texas governor as border state clashes with Biden administration over immigration

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — Former President Donald Trump lavished praise Saturday on Texas Gov. “When I’m president, instead of trying to send Texas a restraining order, I will send them reinforcements,” Trump told a crowd of supporters in Las Vegas, where he rallied on an indoor soccer field in a largely Latino neighborhood. “Instead of fighting border states, I will use …

Column: Can Texas Gov. Abbott set lethal border barriers and still win Latino votes?
1 year, 4 months ago

Column: Can Texas Gov. Abbott set lethal border barriers and still win Latino votes?

LA Times  

Greg Abbott’s man-made killing traps on the Rio Grande have taken border enforcement to new levels of barbarity. Opinion Columnist Jean Guerrero Jean Guerrero is the author, most recently, of “Hatemonger: Stephen Miller, Donald Trump and the White Nationalist Agenda.” Could Abbott face a backlash among Texas Latino voters, as Republican Gov. While a majority of Texas Latinos reject Abbott, …

Republican victories show Texas is still far from turning blue
2 years, 1 month ago

Republican victories show Texas is still far from turning blue

Raw Story  

Texas Republicans maintained their nearly three-decade grip on state government on Tuesday, comfortably fending off a vigorous run to unseat Gov. They just didn’t vote, period.” But the South Texas results robbed Republicans of the hoped-for narrative that Hispanic voters were abandoning Democrats in droves. Even if Republicans aren’t seeing their map expanding into new territory like South Texas, they …

De La Cruz wins US House seat; Cuellar, Gonzalez reelected
2 years, 1 month ago

De La Cruz wins US House seat; Cuellar, Gonzalez reelected

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Border Democrats in Texas held the line in two key House races on Tuesday night, but Republicans didn’t come away empty handed, gaining one seat after an aggressive play to remake the U.S.-Mexico border into a midterm battleground. The lone GOP victory in South Texas by Monica De La Cruz, who won an open race in the …

GOP makes push to weaken Democrats’ grip on Texas border
2 years, 2 months ago

GOP makes push to weaken Democrats’ grip on Texas border

Associated Press  

HARLINGEN, Texas — Just weeks before Election Day in Texas, once again there is big money, new signs of shifting voters and bold predictions of an upset that will turn heads across the U.S. Still, the rare sight of contested races on the Texas border has widened cracks in an important Democratic stronghold two years after former President Donald Trump’s …

Texas results hint GOP Hispanic gains may endure post-Trump
2 years, 9 months ago

Texas results hint GOP Hispanic gains may endure post-Trump

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Just 46 residents of Starr County, Texas, cast ballots in the state’s Republican primary two years ago. By contrast, she said, Trump has helped Republicans win over Hispanics on issues including job creation, education and traditional religious beliefs: “We connected with them intellectually, economically and spiritually.” Abel Prado, executive director of the Democratic advocacy group Cambio Texas in …

US: Tough border rhetoric dominates in lead-up to Texas election
2 years, 10 months ago

US: Tough border rhetoric dominates in lead-up to Texas election

Al Jazeera  

Republican leaders vying for Texas governorship are trying to ‘out-Trump’ each other ahead of March 1 vote, observers say. In the past year, Texas’s Republican Governor Greg Abbott has deployed thousands of National Guard troops to the southern US border with Mexico to stem arrivals, begun building a new border barrier, and arrested migrants for allegedly trespassing on private property. …

GOP eyes Latinos in South Texas in effort to regain Congress
3 years, 5 months ago

GOP eyes Latinos in South Texas in effort to regain Congress

Associated Press  

McALLEN, Texas — In Republicans’ bid to retake control of Congress, this traditionally Democratic stretch of South Texas has quietly become a top battleground. “I don’t think there’s any question that we need to be concerned about it and we need to put more resources into it,” said Gilberto Hinojosa, the chair of the Texas Democratic Party. He described last …

Joe Biden’s Slip Among South Texas Hispanics Baffles Democrats
4 years, 1 month ago

Joe Biden’s Slip Among South Texas Hispanics Baffles Democrats

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING AUSTIN, Texas ― It was supposed to be the year that Texas threatened to turn blue. But in one of the most stinging defeats, Democrats saw heavily Hispanic South Texas turnout grow while President Donald Trump soaked up a greater proportion of the votes. In the region’s two most populous counties ― Hidalgo and Cameron ― Democrats …

Texas County by County Election Analysis
4 years, 1 month ago

Texas County by County Election Analysis

New York Times  

2016 +9.0 Trump 2020 +5.8 Trump Current statewide margin Demographic changes and a suburban backlash did not stop President Trump from taking the Lone Star State, though he did so with a smaller margin than in 2016. San Antonio Dallas Austin Laredo El Paso McAllen Houston Shift from 2016 In counties that have reported almost all of their votes More …

Trump wins Texas again; state House hopes fade for Democrats
4 years, 1 month ago

Trump wins Texas again; state House hopes fade for Democrats

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Turnout was historic in Texas and the races were closer. Republicans were also on the brink of sweeping battleground races for Congress, defeating both high-profile challengers like Wendy Davis, who lost in her first run for office since a failed campaign for Texas governor in 2014, and upstart candidates in suburbs that trended hard toward Democrats two …

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