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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
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Zach Despart and Patrick Svitek

For Republicans, winning Hispanic voters will be a bigger fight than South Texas

Hispanic Republican Texas South Texas Greg Abbott Voter Fort Worth Joe Biden Manny Ramirez Beto ORourke
Straight Edge barbershop owner Virginia Murillo discusses how she has shifted her political views to those that align more with the GOP. Although Murillo comes from a Democratic supporting family, including immigrant parents, she has gradually moved towards a more Conservative point of view, citing religion and children moral welfare. She remains ambivalent on some issues and finds herself straddling views that have long been part of the Democratic Party’s platform too. Oct. 6, 2022.
Straight Edge barbershop owner Virginia Murillo discusses how she has shifted her political views to those that align more with the GOP. (Credit: Jaime R. Carrero for The Texas Tribune)

FORT WORTH — Fernando Florez still strongly believes that Hispanic Texans should stand with Democrats.

The 81-year-old community activist who grew up in the Rio Grande Valley and settled in Fort Worth said his parents backed Democrats because they benefited from Franklin D. Roosevelt’s job-creating New Deal policies. He recalled joining his father as a teenager harvesting crops in Wyoming and Colorado, and he still views Democrats as the party of working people.

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