The 2014 Hispanic Vote in Texas: "The Democratic Party has over-reached..."

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Published on Sep 29, 2014



AUSTIN, Texas (Texas Insider Report) – "The Democratic talking points that used to work, that were race-based or identity politics, they don't work anymore," Artemio "Temo" Muniz of the Federation of Hispanic Republicans tells Insider's Jim Cardle.

"In Texas, within the hispanic community things are growing economically. There's prosperity.

"The rise of Wendy Davis happened in an echo-chamber in Austin. I don't think it transfers at all to the hispanic community, where she really does not have relationships. She's sort of an artificial, astro-turf built candidate. There is no passion," Muniz tells Insider's Jim Cardle of the Federation of Hispanic Republicans election outlook.

"The Democratic Party has over-reached when it comes to their approach to immigration and the Hispanic Community.

"We just bring up the facts ... from a Border Security standpoint, Gov. Perry has really stepped up and connected with Hispanics. On the fears of drug cartels, trans-national gangs, that is something we share in common," Muniz said of the Federation of Hispanic Republicans activities.

"Whether democrat or republican, hispanics see that as a problem and President Obama has not shown up. He came to Texas, didn't go to the border, went to San Antonio and tried to spin that as going to the border. But in Texas, people know San Antonio is not the border," said Muniz.

"And the second thing, he (President Obama) promised Immigration Reform, and I think the Hispanic Community is fed up. You can see the frustration ... we're tired of the inaction, tired of the Executive Branch not taking any action. And you see Rick Perry stepping up as a governor and filling that void.

"The Hispanic Community respects that, and Gov. Perry has credibility with hispanics ... they believe him when he says, 'I'm going to do this,' because he has, and that's going to pay off," Muniz said.

"The talking points that they (Democrats) usually use as ways to draw out the hispanic vote, they aren't working anymore. Things are changing," Muniz says of November's gubernatorial race.

"The surge in the Republican Party reaching out to hispanic small business owners, who are conservative leaning, I believe in this election, Texas is going to see the number of Hispanics voting for Republicans increase. That will happen because there is Republican credibility in the hispanic community," Muniz tells Insider's Jim Cardle of the Federation of Hispanic Republicans election outlook.

"What might possibly happen is, a lot of the donors who are bringing money in from out of state ... from California, New York, that want to see Texas turn blue (Democratic,) ... after November they might think twice about focusing on Texas and hopefully they can put their money elsewhere."

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