Thread: Tea Party Is Attracting Hispanics in Texas

Tea Party Is Attracting Hispanics in Texas

Published October 29, 2010

Oct 18: Daniel Moreno, of Elko, Nev., listens to speeches during a rally held by the Tea Party Express in Elko, Nev. The Tea Party Express is touring the country by bus for the next two weeks and will make 29 stops crossing 20 different states until it ends in Concord, N.H. on Nov. 1.

Oct 18: Daniel Moreno, of Elko, Nev., listens to speeches during a rally held by the Tea Party Express in Elko, Nev. The Tea Party Express is touring the country by bus for the next two weeks and will make 29 stops crossing 20 different states until it ends in Concord, N.H. on Nov. 1. AP

Hispanic voters in Texas are increasingly attracted to the Tea Party.

The majority of the voters in Texas' 27th district is of Mexican descent and, for years, Democrats like Rep. Solomon OrtÃ*z, who has been in Congress since 1982, have enjoyed their support.

But mounting anger against incumbents this election season, fueled by the supporters of the conservative Tea Party movement, is beginning to influence voters and the race between OrtÃ*z and Republican Blake Farenthold is closer than expected.

"As unlikely as it sounds, the Tea Party is mobilizing Hispanic voters," said Guadalupe Correa Cabrera, professor of government at the University of Texas in Brownsville.

"Hispanics typically did not vote for Anglo-Saxon candidates but I think that is changing, especially among todays young people."

In recent rallies in Brownsville, organizers of the Tea Party have begun chanting slogans in Spanish like "Send OrtÃ*z to China," a Mexican play on words that perhaps may have won them some points among younger voters because of its snarkyness.

http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politi ... hispanics/

I am not sure I like their turning to the Tea Party movement since

"Hispanics typically did not vote for Anglo-Saxon candidates"

And who are these people,illegals or legal? Because some of the Tea Party is also about securing our borders and getting illegals out of here.

In recent rallies in Brownsville, organizers of the Tea Party have begun chanting slogans in Spanish like "Send OrtÃ*z to China," a Mexican play on words that perhaps may have won them some points among younger voters because of its snarkyness

I question this

"Hispanics typically did not vote for Anglo-Saxon candidates but I think that is changing, especially among todays young people."

Open and aggressive racism against Americans of European ancestry.

W

Not only are Hispanics being attracted to the TEA Party movement, but people from all other races were carrying TEA Party voter's guides here in Houston in early voting lines. Particularly, Pakistani, Arabians, and Africans. Any time of the day and any time of the week you went to early voting you could expect to stand in line for over an hour. Looks like America has had enough of Obama and the Democrat's Change.

"Hispanics typically did not vote for Anglo-Saxon candidates but I think that is changing, especially among todays young people."

So all this stuff about la raza is true after all...Do hispanic candidates elected to office also share a similar philosophy?

No wonder loretta sanchez, 47th district CA, plays the race card every chance she gets. It's all for the raza!