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Yesterday's rally in San Antonio makes me smile. I and others are working hard to turn Texas blue. It is a hard and frustrating task. The Voter ID law killed us in 2014 (Wendy Davis was a good candidate and her numbers were the result of the Texas voter id law depressing turnout by 5.8% to 12.8% of registered voters). Texas will turn blue eventually but I want to speed up the process. One key is increasing the voter participation by Hispanic voters in Texas. California used to be a reddish state until Pete Wilson cracked down on Hispanics. http://www.salon.com/2015/08/20/donald_trump_is_the_harbinger_of_gop_doom_the_devastating_history_lesson_that_republicans_are_completely_ignoring/
Wilson was running for re-election, and as part of his campaign to distract from the economic failure of his first term and increase turnout among his base, he ran on a platform promising to crack down on undocumented workers, and enthusiastically supported the infamous Prop 187, which set up a statewide system designed to deny any kind of benefits to undocumented workers, including K-12 education and all forms of health care.
(He also supported a constitutional amendment to repeal birthright citizenship, currently guaranteed by the 14th Amendment.)
Heres the famous they keep coming ad the Wilson campaign ran that year:
.....Wilsons California Republicans are now a rump party of angry, white Tea Partyers and a handful professional operatives. Its a very sad motley group compared to the political juggernaut that produced Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan.
There used to be an old saying As California goes, so goes the nation meaning that California was the modern, forward thinking laboratory of democracy which started the trends that everyone else would soon follow. If that holds true in this case of this Latino bashing, the Republicans are in for a long road back from the debacle of 2016.
Trump's comments on Latino voters are having an effect and are beginning to motivate Hispanic voters to participate. On the Chris Hayes's show last night, Sec. Castro was on discussing the increase participation of Latinos in Texas. I would love to see Julian Castro be Hillary Clinton's VP pick because that would further motivate Hispanic voters and will speed the process of turning Texas blue.
The Texas Democratic Party is officially neutral in the primary race but many people in the party believe that HRC naming Julian Castro would change things a great deal. If Texas is in play, the GOP will have to divert resources that will ensure a 2016 victory for the Democrats.
In the meantime, I and others will continue to work to turn Texas Blue. It is hard work but we will turn Texas blue
riversedge
(70,299 posts)workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)The whole damn party is as a matter of fact.
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)Because the day that happens we can bury the evil anti-american republican party in the dustbin of history forever!
stonecutter357
(12,697 posts)yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)The Republicans are hanging their collective hat on rolling back voting rights. Impeding basic democratic principles!
The liberal, progressive, Democratic agenda should be expanding voting rights, getting more citizens to vote - firmly and loudly opposing the hateful regressive way of the Republican strategy.
Hillary has got this!
Cha
(297,655 posts)Dems.. Latino and otherwise to get out Register and VOTE!
Excellent OP, Gothmog.. Gracias for all the work you and all the Dems in Texas are doing to turn it Blue!
Didn't turn out so well for ol Pete Wilson but California benefitted mightily.
There used to be an old saying As California goes, so goes the nation meaning that California was the modern, forward thinking laboratory of democracy which started the trends that everyone else would soon follow. If that holds true in this case of this Latino bashing, the Republicans are in for a long road back from the debacle of 2016.
Reap from ya sow, vultures.
"Trump's comments on Latino voters are having an effect and are beginning to motivate Hispanic voters to participate. On the Chris Hayes's show last night, Sec. Castro was on discussing the increase participation of Latinos in Texas. I would love to see Julian Castro be Hillary Clinton's VP pick because that would further motivate Hispanic voters and will speed the process of turning Texas blue."
Like no other!
Saw pics and read that the event with Castro went swimmingly wonderful.
cosmicone
(11,014 posts)Walk away
(9,494 posts)I know we have to wait until the appropriate time for Hillary to announce her VP but I think we know who it's going to be!
This may be the election that makes Texas Blue!
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