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When the presidential election was called, I was en route to Zapata: The now-famous Texas border county that voted for Trump, despite not having a local Republican Party.
So how did this blue county turn red? 1/
So how did this blue county turn red? 1/
2/ Local voters & leaders say: Yes, it had to do with Biden's comments on transitioning from fossil fuels.
But other important factors:
- Existing mixed-ticket voters
- An appreciation of guns, & law enforcement
- Christian or catholic values
- *A lack of jobs & change*
But other important factors:
- Existing mixed-ticket voters
- An appreciation of guns, & law enforcement
- Christian or catholic values
- *A lack of jobs & change*
3/ I also touched base with Sylvia Cervantes, the Laredo Democrat turned Trump supporter, that I profiled in October: https://www.tpr.org/government-politics/2020-10-26/latino-voters-2020-a-democrat-and-daughter-of-immigrants-becomes-a-faithful-trump-voter
Her Democratic husband surprised her with his vote before Election Day: https://www.tpr.org/border-immigration/2020-11-15/in-trumps-zapata-county-democrats-no-longer-want-to-be-taken-for-granted
Her Democratic husband surprised her with his vote before Election Day: https://www.tpr.org/border-immigration/2020-11-15/in-trumps-zapata-county-democrats-no-longer-want-to-be-taken-for-granted
4/ Did Dems isolate more conservative voters in their quest to turn TX blue?
Well, it should be noted Bernie Sanders won most of these border counties in the primary.
And a liberal Zapata voter told me she heard friends give up on voting bc. of Biden.
https://apps.texastribune.org/features/2020/primary-election-results/
Well, it should be noted Bernie Sanders won most of these border counties in the primary.
And a liberal Zapata voter told me she heard friends give up on voting bc. of Biden.
https://apps.texastribune.org/features/2020/primary-election-results/
5/ One thing is for sure, Trump voters in Zapata County put themselves on the map, and they hope Democrats take notes.
"I hope that they notice that we need a difference in Zapata."
More @TPRNews: https://www.tpr.org/border-immigration/2020-11-15/in-trumps-zapata-county-democrats-no-longer-want-to-be-taken-for-granted
"I hope that they notice that we need a difference in Zapata."
More @TPRNews: https://www.tpr.org/border-immigration/2020-11-15/in-trumps-zapata-county-democrats-no-longer-want-to-be-taken-for-granted
6/6 Zapata is just one of the 254 counties in Texas, & areas like Dallas, El Paso & the RGV also have large Latino populations. So, if you want to learn more about the “Latino vote,” which isn’t a single bloc, I recommend @TPRNews’ pre-election special: https://www.tpr.org/government-politics/2020-10-28/there-are-millions-of-latino-voters-but-no-latino-vote
