Days after election night, I still have Latina women in my DMs telling me they’re shocked but not surprised the men they love voted for President-Elect Donald Trump. They’re very angry about it. “They want a better economy,” one friend told me. “Lots of Chicanos, especially,” another friend said. “They have a good-paying job, and […]
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Why Were Democrats So Wrong About Latino Voters?
It’s 2016, and I’m listening as pundits, analysts, and armchair experts make assumptions about the “Latino vote.” It’s 2020, and I’m listening as pundits, analysts, and armchair experts make assumptions about the “Latino vote.” It’s 2024, and I’m — you get the point. With every passing election, the “Latino vote” has become an almost mythical […]
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Enjoy These Liberal Tears
I don’t know what to say. It’s the morning after Trump won (again), and I’m cleaning up my back porch from the sad election party the night before. The leftover beers are still sitting in an ice chest, and they’re still cold. I want to inhale five of them. Driving down South Congress in Austin […]
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Think Voting Isn’t Worth It? You’re Doing It Wrong
There’s an old trope in Texas politics that “Texas isn’t a red state, it’s a non-voting state.” And it’s more or less true — fewer than half of the Texans who are registered to vote cast a ballot in the 2022 gubernatorial election. In total, nearly 14 million Texans who were able to vote chose […]
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The Right Is Already Disrupting the Election. Let Us Help You Unpack the Chaos.
It’s old hat to say everything is bigger in Texas. True connoisseurs know that things in the Lone Star State are also often wilder and weirder than what you see on the evening news. Every two weeks, Steven Monacelli will explore the dystopic, desperate, and despicable realities of contemporary Texas and channel the sense of […]
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Where Have You Gone, George W. Bush?
On Oct. 10, former President Barack Obama stepped back into the political fray. Former President Donald Trump had spent weeks dominating news cycles with lies about Haitian-born immigrants eating neighbors’ pets in Ohio, lies about Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris being a Marxist, and still more lies about the 2020 election being rigged against him. […]
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Cruz Pulls TV Ads Using Images of Minor Girls Without Permission. They’re Still Online.
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has officially pulled an attack ad in which he was accused of using a photo of two students — both minors — without permission, according to Chron.com. The transphobic ad features images of the two girls from Oregon at a track meet next to a photo of U.S. Rep. Colin Allred and […]
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Think Abortion Isn’t on the Ballot in Texas? Think Again.
(Editor’s note: This is Part I of a series. Looking for a voting guide on abortion rights? Find key races and legislators’ voting history here.) Texans’ lives are on the line this election cycle. Josseli Barnica, of Houston, died of an infection in 2021, three days after doctors failed to provide care for her miscarriage, […]
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Want to Vote for Abortion Rights in Texas? Here’s Your Guide.
In Texas, support for abortion rights isn’t always consistent along party lines. Here’s a look at the legislators who voted on Senate Bill 8, which outlawed abortion after six weeks and House Bill 1280, which made providing abortions a felony. We also put together a list of Texas Supreme Court races. Unsure of who represents […]
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We Should All Be Concerned About the Rhetoric Coming Out of Trump’s Orbit
It’s old hat to say everything is bigger in Texas. True connoisseurs know that things in the Lone Star State are also often wilder and weirder than what you see on the evening news. Every two weeks, Steven Monacelli will explore the dystopic, desperate, and despicable realities of contemporary Texas and channel the sense of […]