Why Latinos soured on Trump and helped turn Texas blue
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[0:00] Have you ever heard the phrase Latinos
[0:01] are not a monolith? Well, that was felt
[0:03] here during a political earthquake in
[0:05] Texas on election day when Latinos
[0:08] rebuked President Trump and his
[0:09] administration and helped elect Texas's
[0:12] first Democratic senator since 1988 and
[0:14] its first ever Latina governor. Exit
[0:17] polls show that a massive swing in the
[0:18] Latino vote was partially responsible
[0:21] for flipping Texas blue and their main
[0:23] concern centered on the economy and
[0:25] immigration. Trump won Texas Latinos by
[0:29] 10 points in 2024, but they swung
[0:31] towards Democrats on Tuesday. Over the
[0:34] past two weeks, we have been talking
[0:36] directly to Latinos across Texas and
[0:38] found one consistent takeaway: anger
[0:41] over ICE