Conservatism, Texas Style: Latinos Are Making Their Home in a Welcoming GOP-- And How that is Making Political History

By Ralph Benko, Sep 7, 2013

The Texas GOP is engaging in much more than cosmetic “ethnic outreach.” It has engaged in much more than an appeal for votes. The GOP is making a dedicated effort to bring Latinos, African Americans, and Asians into the party — as enrolled members, as activists, as party officials, and as candidates.

The political stakes could hardly be higher.

Latinos, who have leaned Democratic, demographically are surging in Texas. And if the Democrats can turn Texas blue (or even purple) they would have a huge leg up at winning control of the executive branch of the U.S. government in future presidential elections. By achieving sufficient Democratic preeminence in Texas progressives could turn the White House blue. And they know it.

As the Democratic party’s George Washington Plunkitt of Tammany Hall once famously said, “I seen my opportunities and I took ‘em.” So, too, are Plunkitt’s Democratic Party successors taking their opportunity … announcing a full court press in Texas.  But something unexpected is happening. The more Latino Texas gets the more Republican it is trending. Latinos are making themselves right at home in a welcoming GOP. Red, not blue, is winning.

This is not happening by accident…..To Read More….