How the Latino shift to Democrats helped turn Texas blue
Topics: Texas Politics
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- PBS NewsHour reports: “A major factor in the midterm elections was the number of Latino voters who headed to the polls and supported Democrats. For perspective on this massive swing, Amna Nawaz spoke with María Teresa Ku…”
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