GOP misread the Latino vote in South Texas | Opinion
The Texas GOP expected big wins with Latino voters in the midterm elections. Instead, theyin South Texas, where they invested heavily. So what happened?
But it is worth highlighting that the Republican Party made its first serious outreach to Hispanic voters in Texas since the election of George W. Bush in the 2000s. Bush ran on a unifying message, in sharp contrast with Gov. Greg Abbott, whom many Latinos still find deeply divisive. Meanwhile, Republican Monica De La Cruz won the 15th Congressional District, beating Michelle Vallejo, a progressive Democrat, in a district redrawn to favor the GOP.
It is true that kitchen table issues play a major role, but so do social issues like gun control and immigration.
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