Vosem
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« on: October 27, 2016, 01:13:58 AM » |
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It should be kept in mind that one of the reasons Texas looks so favorable demographically to Democrats but typically votes safely Republican is that the popular local Republicans are able to perform very well among Latinos, and usually to deliver similar performances to the Republican nominee atop the ticket. Trump has collapsed that, but it should be interesting to observe if this is a one-note aberration (probably likeliest) or if this is a permanent shift. Down-ballot patterns in Florida strongly suggest this is a one-time thing, but of course the Latinos in Texas (largely Mexican) are different from the ones in Florida (where Cubans and Puerto Ricans are the most important groups).
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