In Texas' border counties, Republicans see the upcoming election as an opportunity to make additional gains within the Latino community — especially after several of these traditionally Democratic strongholds supported Donald Trump in 2020. | SergioMarBel
Republican congressional candidate Monica de la Cruz and Congresswoman Mayra Flores participate in a campaign event in McAllen last week.
Danielle Alvarez, the communications director of the Republican National Committee, told The Texas Newsroom that the RNC has made investments in the state to capture the Latino vote, including building a volunteer network and opening three offices in South Texas meant to engage Hispanic voters. Two of them are in the Rio Grande Valley.Danielle Alvarez, communications director for the RNC
from Telemundo Station Group and Mason-Dixon Polling showed the number of Latinos in Texas identifying as Democrats dropped from 63% in 2019 to 54% now, the number of Latinos who identify as Republicans during that same period stayed steady — around 21%. “They realized that, yes, someone like Trump may have said things that could possibly be construed as harsh, but the reality is we are seeing more data that shows Latinos are more concerned about issues,” rather than party, Navarro said.According to Navarro, the presence of Republicans in the Rio Grande Valley could also boost the GOP’s chances of gaining more seats.
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