George W. Bush did WAY better in the RGV and with Hispanics as a whole, but sure, just because Trump overperformed with them in one election, clearly that’s proof that they will be a reliably Republican voting bloc in the coming years and anyone who needs more evidence to come to that conclusion is just “in denial.”
Latinos have a pro-incumbent streak as well, don't they?
Not really , the thing is the GOP were in charge when everything collapsed from 2004-2008 including failure on immigration which set the gop back with Hispanic voters .
If Kerry won in 2004 and McCain was the 2008 nominee , McCain probably does better with Hispanics than 2004 Bush did