Harris County and Houston are not facing a blue wave, they are facing a blue tsunami on Tuesday
Last week I was talking politics with a lady that I have known for many years. She has worked in the campaigns of several Republican candidates. I am absolutely confident that when she tells me something, she is being truthful. She is thoroughly disgusted with today’s politics.
This lady has a cleaning woman that cleans her home once a week. The woman is a Mexican who cannot speak or understand English but she’s going to vote Democrat.
Let’s assume the cleaning woman is a US citizen which is possible event though she does not speak or understand English. If she actually goes out and stands in a long line to vote, she will not have any idea who or what she will be voting for. She will vote straight Democratic because she has been told that Trump and the Republicans hate Mexicans.
According to the US Census Bureau, as of July 1, 2017, the population of Harris County, which includes Houston, was 43 percent Hispanic or Latino, 29.7 percent non-Hispanic white and 19.7 percent black.
Oh oh, 43Percent Hispanic. How many of those mostly Mexicans are here legally? That’s the big question. And of those that are US citizens, how many will actually bother to vote? Traditionally Hispanics have failed to vote in large numbers, but Tuesday may be different.
The Hispanic turnout for Tuesday’s election appears to be heavy. They are voting because they have been told by Democratic community organizers that Trump and the Republicans hate Mexicans. And when they vote, many of them will have no idea of who or what they are voting for. They are going to vote straight Democratic.
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out how Tuesday’s vote in Harris County is going to turnout. We know that Hispanics will vote Democratic. And we know that blacks will vote Democratic too. If only half of the nearly 63 percent of Harris County’s Hispanics and blacks vote, that will be a significant number.
In 2016, Harris County and Houston were swept under by a blue wave for Hillary Clinton and other Democrats. The only Republicans that survived were those running in Republican populated districts. Tuesday do not look for a blue wave, watch out for a blue tsunami.
2 comments:
Metropolitan demographics have changed. Traditionally we have seen minorities vote democrat. I agree. Harris County will probably go blue and the surrounding counties which have a very large suburban population base that is almost as big as Harris County will stay red.
The mother of a high school bud of mine was born in Arizona and then moved to Mexico with her mom as an infant. She moved back to the U.S. as a young adult and had to learn English. She ended up with a job as a court translator. Nice people.
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