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LetMyPeopleVote

(177,271 posts) Sun Feb 15, 2026, 12:23 PM 16 hrs ago

'South Texas will never be red again': Home builders warn GOP over Trump's immigration raids

There are some demographic trends that show that Texas will turn blue. I was surprised to see Latino voters and the Rio Grande Valley support trump in 2024. I grew up in the Rio Grande Valley and that area used to be very blue. The recent Texas state senate race flipped Democratic because of Latino voters not being happy with trump. It seems that the shift in Latino voters could affect the Texas gerrymandered races

Link to tweet

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/14/south-texas-will-never-be-red-again-builders-warn-gop-over-trumps-immigration-raids-00781374

The meetings this month came after Democrats crushed a Republican in a special runoff election for a state senate seat in a Trump-friendly district in Tarrant County, which includes most of Fort Worth, rattling Republicans nationally. New research from the American Business Immigration Coalition and Comité de 100, first obtained by POLITICO, shows how slipping support among Latino voters could affect Republican-leaning districts in Texas, Pennsylvania, Florida and California.

Here is the chart that was cited

Link to tweet

trump's ICE policies may alienate Latino voters and turn Texas blue

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'South Texas will never be red again': Home builders warn GOP over Trump's immigration raids (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote 16 hrs ago OP

Come on Texas Traildogbob 16 hrs ago #1

I wish TX could turn blue. area51 15 hrs ago #2

1 word --3 syllables SSJVegeta 15 hrs ago #3

YES - and I wish people would understand this TBF 13 hrs ago #4

Traildogbob

(12,800 posts)

1. Come on Texas

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Sun Feb 15, 2026, 12:28 PM

16 hrs ago

Take out ALL the trash. The waste bin is overflowing.
Make Texas Austin!!!

area51

(12,607 posts)

2. I wish TX could turn blue.

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Sun Feb 15, 2026, 12:34 PM

15 hrs ago

I'm doing my part.

SSJVegeta

(2,552 posts)

3. 1 word --3 syllables

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Sun Feb 15, 2026, 12:40 PM

15 hrs ago

"Dummymander"

TBF

(36,093 posts)

4. YES - and I wish people would understand this

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Sun Feb 15, 2026, 03:27 PM

13 hrs ago

I am a huge proponent of Talarico because I think we can get the senate seat with him - he has been endorsed by the major Latino organizations. Democrats love Jasmine, too, it's not an either/or. It's just that Talarico seems to be more amenable to potential cross-over and Latino voters. Down here, those factors matter a lot.

Early voting starts Tuesday! Either way I very much want to see the seat blue, will donate to either of them for the general.

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