Robert O’Rourke doesn’t have a Hispanic name in any way, Cruz does, for this election, it may benefit him as well.
One article said this Hispanic woman who ran in the Houston area as a Democrat actually, for that area did pretty well.
As TX turns into more of a Hispanic minority-majority state, this may help those with Hispanic surnames but I’m not sure about the overall picture down the road. 20 years ago and all before, I don’t think a Hispanic was ever elected to statewide office in TX.
And that analysis just confirms democrats (imported Mexicans, local born Mexicans, and inner city democrats) are racist to their core.
Now, the NY national press corpse are racists, bigots and sexist to their core as well - but that’s OK, because they only hate politically-approved groups - Americans.
I don’t think a Hispanic was ever elected to statewide office in TX.
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An article from back in Dec. 2011.....
...five Republican Hispanics elected statewide and two Democrats.....
Texas is not a liberal state. Doesn't matter if you are white, red, brown or black........if you are a gun grabbing Socialist, you aren't going to have a good run in Texas, as it stands today, beyond liberal enclaves in cities like Houston, Austin, San Antonio, etc.
Cruz won his Senate seat because he had conservative values that were more in line with Texas than Dewhurst, the man he ran against. Cruz had an energized "base" that came out to vote for him in the primaries....Dewhurst didn't. Then it was a breeze to beat out the Dem in the Nov election.
The Irishman, running under a Hispanic nickname, is hoping he can achieve something similar because he is counting on Trump loyalists "staying home" in order to "punish" Cruz for the heated Presidential contest.....while he's been pandering to Hispanics for the last year and has an "energized" base.
I'm hoping he's wrong....but time will tell.