Tejano Votes And A Competitive Texas Congressional Race

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🗓️ 23 April 2024

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Texas's 15th Congressional District is held by Rep. Monica De La Cruz, a Republican. Her Democratic challenger is Michelle Vallejo. Organizers from both parties believe they've got the right message to win the district's Tejano voters.

This episode: senior White House correspondent Tamara Keith, congressional correspondent Claudia Grisales, and national political correspondent Mara Liasson.

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1:01.2	Correspondent. Democrats have long dreamed of turning Texas blue, but in some traditionally
1:07.1	Democratic districts near the US-Mexico border, it could actually be getting more red.
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