Starr County is the most Hispanic county in the U.S—97% of its 66,000 residents are Hispanic, primarily of Mexican descent. On Nov. 5, voters in Starr County backed Mr. Trump over Kamala Harris by 57.7% to 41.8%, an emphatic reversal of the result in 2020, when Joe Biden won with 52%. In 2016 Hillary Clinton romped home with 79% of the county’s vote to Mr. Trump’s 19%.
For 132 years, the county had been an impregnable Democratic bastion. The last time it voted for a Republican presidential candidate was in 1892, when Benjamin Harrison unsuccessfully sought re-election. “The result this year was a shock for some, but not for me,” says Toni Treviño, chairwoman of the Starr County GOP. “We had all the conditions in place for a Republican win. I’ve been telling people for the last six months that I believe that Donald Trump was going to win in our county.”
My family comes from Starr County. I still have many cousins there, and I knew things were changing in favor of the Republicans years ago when I visited one of my cousins. She was tired of the constant traffic of illegal immigrants trespassing on her property. It put her and her brother at risk. The Democratic Party in Texas is controlled by the very liberal part of the party, the ones that are “Woke,” the ones that like to refer to people like me as Latinx. I recall the first time I saw that word and decided to research where it came from.
Latinx is the gender-neutral alternative to Latina or Latino. It is a term used to describe a diverse group of people who have roots in Latin America. While it is unclear exactly when and where the term emerged, it is clear it emerged from queer Latinx online communities in order to challenge the gender binary.
The Gay community is a major player here in Harris County, and it is nearly impossible for most people who run for office in the Democratic Party here in Harris County to be elected without the blessing of the gay community. They may not represent a significant voting base, but their power is extensive in this county. The other major power is the Black community, and even there, they often seek the endorsement of the Gay community. There are exceptions, such as Harrold Dutton. Shawn Thierry was a perfect example of a Black State Representative who fell out of favor with the gay community and suffered defeat.
I don’t have any issue with the lifestyle one chooses, but I’m not too fond of it being forced down my throat, and too often, I think that is what happens.
Unfortunately, here in Texas, there seems to be animosity between the black and brown folks. I wrote that having two blacks at the top of the ticket could be problematic.
Two Blacks on top of the Democratic Ticket, will Latinos buy into it or will it chase them away? Source
Ted Cruz sent my household numerous mailers, most of which played up the fact that Allred was not one of us by emphasizing his blackness.
