Zócalo Public SquareA Republican Stronghold at a Crossroads – Zócalo Public Square https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org Ideas Journalism With a Head and a Heart Mon, 21 Oct 2024 07:01:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 A Republican Stronghold at a Crossroads https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/2013/06/05/a-republican-stronghold-at-a-crossroads/ideas/up-for-discussion/ https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/2013/06/05/a-republican-stronghold-at-a-crossroads/ideas/up-for-discussion/#respond Wed, 05 Jun 2013 07:01:10 +0000 Zocalo https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/?p=48404 Texas was once so solidly Democratic, it was one of those Southern states where people were fond of saying they’d even vote for a “yellow dog” before voting for a Republican. Not anymore. In recent decades, however, along with much of the South, Texas has turned diehard Republican. Will that change again, as Latinos become a dominant voting bloc in the coming decades? It’s already clear that because of its history, immigration politics are less polarized in Texas than in some other states (hence the oddity of Gov. Rick Perry being outflanked on the right by the likes of Mitt Romney on the issue during GOP presidential primaries). In advance of “What Would Immigration Reform Mean for Houston?,” a Zócalo/Azteca America event, we asked people how the landmark legislation might impact Texas politics going forward.

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]]> Texas was once so solidly Democratic, it was one of those Southern states where people were fond of saying they’d even vote for a “yellow dog” before voting for a Republican. Not anymore. In recent decades, however, along with much of the South, Texas has turned diehard Republican. Will that change again, as Latinos become a dominant voting bloc in the coming decades? It’s already clear that because of its history, immigration politics are less polarized in Texas than in some other states (hence the oddity of Gov. Rick Perry being outflanked on the right by the likes of Mitt Romney on the issue during GOP presidential primaries). In advance of “What Would Immigration Reform Mean for Houston?,” a Zócalo/Azteca America event, we asked people how the landmark legislation might impact Texas politics going forward.

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