Latino Voters, Data Centers and Republican Problems Are Giving Texas Democrats Their Highest Hopes in 20 Years
- For the first time since at least 1972, the Texas Democratic Party is fielding candidates for every state legislature seat, mounting a historic challenge to Republican control of the state.
- State Representative Gina Hinojosa and Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico are coordinating campaigns, with Talarico redirecting $600,000 of national fundraising into local races to fuel the registration effort.
- Recent polling from the Texas Politics Project finds Latino voters breaking negative on President Donald Trump, with 51% viewing him unfavorably compared to 41% favorably, a dramatic shift from October 2024.
- Controversial rhetoric from GOP candidates, including a recent social media post about replacing Americans, has alienated some Republicans; operative Karl Rove declared he would vote for a Democrat.
- Despite Democratic momentum, Governor Greg Abbott maintains a significant advantage with nearly $70 million in cash on hand, making the path to ending one-party rule difficult but not impossible.
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Texas Democrats Have Their Highest Hopes in 20 Years
CNN: “The GOP has controlled all statewide offices in Texas for almost two decades. But a mix of economic factors, the national backlash to immigration raids and the growth of artificial intelligence, and the GOP nominating baggage-laden candidates who could offend moderate voters make this fall perhaps the likeliest chance for Democrats to break one-party […]
Latino voters, data centers and Republican problems are giving Texas Democrats their highest hopes in 20 years
By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN Harlingen, Texas (CNN) — “Now what?” Gina Hinojosa asked, looking at the half-done house across the lot where the crew hadn’t shown up that morning.Had the workers been pulled over? Would they come tomorrow? Were they just running late?“Your guess,” said Ronnie Cavazos, the chairman of the South Texas Builders Alliance,
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