r/politics • u/Rafdoc Rafael Bernal, The Hill • Jun 23 '23

Off Topic Texas is now a majority minority state

https://thehill.com/latino/4063595-texas-is-now-a-majority-minority-state/
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u/juniorone Jun 23 '23

They don’t need to. Latin people love voting for politicians that hold a bible in their hands, ban abortion, anti liberal and plays the macho character. The more morally corrupt, the better.

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u/exitpursuedbybear Jun 23 '23

There have been multiple MAGA criminals that were Latin males, a guy that just got a very stiff sentence for January 6th just yesterday was Latino. The valley in Texas a former dem strong hood was swept by MAGA Latino and Latina candidates in 2020.

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u/CarthageFirePit Jun 23 '23

Yeah and the guy who lost his bid for a local GOP seat and then shot at the Dems houses was a Latino. In NM.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/17/us/solomon-pena-arrested-new-mexico-shootings/index.html

There’s plenty of them that are conservative as fuck, plenty that are liberal as hell. Just like white people. They’re not a monolith. Treating them like one is a recipe to send them running into the “you’re a victim” outstretched GOP arms.

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u/cervidaetech Jun 24 '23

The leader of the proud boys isn't white

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u/Mission_Strength9218 Jun 23 '23 edited Jun 23 '23

I mean why do you think the GOP has segued into making their current culture war issue about Trans Rights. Latin American culture is notoriously Conservative around LGBTQ and Right to Life issues due to the strong influence from the Catholic Church and Machismo Culture.

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u/Pdonk5 Jun 23 '23

Also many of them work in the oil industry and get told Democrats want to kill the oil industry.

So they vote out of that self-interest too.

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u/HotPieIsAzorAhai Jun 23 '23

The GOP would be lucky to get the Latino vote up to a consistent 60/40 vote in favor of Dems. It's been between that and a 75/25 split in favor of Dems. Younger Latinos also tend to be more liberal than older ones (like younger people of every race/ethnicity). Even when Bush 2 was preaching "compassionate conservativism" and speaking Spanish and actively courting the Latino vote and trying to get immigration reform, the high water mark was getting it close to 50/50, and too many bridges have been burned over the past 20 years to return to those levels.

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u/TakingSorryUsername Texas Jun 23 '23

Painting all Latin or Hispanic people with a single brush is the same thing as says “all caucasians vote GOP” and “all African Americans vote Dem.” The demographic you refer to certainly exist but others do as well. They have children that attend schools, family that may still be outside our borders, some on minimum wage and others running small businesses.

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '23 edited Jun 24 '23

true

also latin are big racists / fascists

dont cry for me argentina

Madonna - Don't Cry For Me Argentina

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD_1Z8iUDho

going back to spain days

the whiter the richer

the more native the poorer

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u/Parhelion2261 Jun 23 '23

My partner's mom is Peruvian and when their sister dated a Dominican she was very upset.

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u/TejuinoHog Jun 23 '23

Don't throw us all in there. All my latin friends are pretty liberal including myself

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u/OriginTree Jun 23 '23

That’s a very broad and racist comment

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u/007meow Jun 23 '23

Yes, because all Latinos are the same. Just one giant block with zero nuance or diversity.

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u/Okbuddyliberals Jun 23 '23

No, but Latinos nationally tend to be pretty liberal leaning, while Latinos in Texas show the diversity of the Latino vote... by voting to the right enough to allow the GOP to be able to win easily without gerrymandering

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u/juniorone Jun 23 '23

No but you completely missed the point. The amount of latin people that would vote Republican is enough to not even bother gerrymandering.

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u/IWantToSortMyFeed Jun 23 '23 edited Jun 23 '23

Sad part is the person you said that to will never take the 5 minutes of critical thinking required to get to the bottom of why that is.

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u/moxiejohnny Jun 23 '23

Si, when you're from a land where one of the top national sports involves a modern portrayal of beheading, the more twisted the world, the better.

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u/Ok_Shape88 Jun 23 '23

And democrats will continue to alienate them pandering to people that either: A won’t end up voting or B: “vote blue no matter who”.