There is no connection - no community relationship between the party and the area. The Dem Party is a country club members only group for McAllen area. They act like it, they dress up like it. They have balls frequently. Really. Their events are tuxedos and gowns. I never went to one, but they are all over their social media. The lawyers use it as a stepping stone for their careers. Also, there is a lot of corruption, both in PSJA and in many rural city offices. Officials are not trusted. And since everyone runs under the democratic ticket, folks associate democrat with corruption. They don't see the different levels of city/state/federal.
It does not help that the valley is home to the lowest income pop. in the nation. and there is many new immigrants who don't understand the culture of US politics.
This last Mexican election had about 80-90% voter turnout. That included people with dual citizenship. In Houston and El Paso people voted at the embassies or they crossed. The LUPE organization did next to nothing to bring out voters bc they've become disconnected from the community. Plus there probably is lack of strong leadership and organization.
The people of PSJA just don't get how their situation will be improved. They say they will remain poor whether they vote or not. So they chose not to.
"And since everyone runs under the democratic ticket, folks associate democrat with corruption." I had suspected for a while that may be a factor in South Texas. Thanks for confirming it. It sounds like a lot of work needs to be done down there, still.
And social media disinformation and hundreds of visits from republicans down here didn’t help. More than anything, the amount of money funneled here was outrageous.
ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ Why do you think that is?
There is no connection - no community relationship between the party and the area. The Dem Party is a country club members only group for McAllen area. They act like it, they dress up like it. They have balls frequently. Really. Their events are tuxedos and gowns. I never went to one, but they are all over their social media. The lawyers use it as a stepping stone for their careers. Also, there is a lot of corruption, both in PSJA and in many rural city offices. Officials are not trusted. And since everyone runs under the democratic ticket, folks associate democrat with corruption. They don't see the different levels of city/state/federal.
It does not help that the valley is home to the lowest income pop. in the nation. and there is many new immigrants who don't understand the culture of US politics.
This last Mexican election had about 80-90% voter turnout. That included people with dual citizenship. In Houston and El Paso people voted at the embassies or they crossed. The LUPE organization did next to nothing to bring out voters bc they've become disconnected from the community. Plus there probably is lack of strong leadership and organization.
The people of PSJA just don't get how their situation will be improved. They say they will remain poor whether they vote or not. So they chose not to.
"And since everyone runs under the democratic ticket, folks associate democrat with corruption." I had suspected for a while that may be a factor in South Texas. Thanks for confirming it. It sounds like a lot of work needs to be done down there, still.
And social media disinformation and hundreds of visits from republicans down here didn’t help. More than anything, the amount of money funneled here was outrageous.