What led a Texas border county to break from Democrats and vote Republican
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🗓️ 19 November 2024
⏱️ 55 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Two weeks ago, many parts of the country saw dramatic political shifts to the right, even |
| 0:06.1 | places that were once considered democratic strongholds flipped red. Special correspondent |
| 0:10.8 | Christopher Booker traveled to one such area near the southern border of Texas and has |
| 0:15.6 | this report. |
| 0:17.9 | Good neighbors, people tend to look for each other. |
| 0:20.6 | Fifty-six-year-old Jorge Bazan has lived in the Rio Grande Valley just minutes from the southern border, his entire life. |
| 0:26.6 | And for as long as he can remember, Bazan and his family voted for Democrats. |
| 0:30.6 | They used to tell us the Democratic Party we help off the poor. |
| 0:34.6 | Clinton was an awesome president. I voted for him twice. |
| 0:38.3 | I remember Obama. |
| 0:39.3 | I voted for him twice. |
| 0:40.3 | I think they did a good job. |
| 0:42.3 | It seems like everybody was satisfied. |
| 0:44.3 | But Bazan, who works for a local water utility, |
| 0:46.3 | says Democrats have abandoned the working class. |
| 0:49.3 | They say they haven't, but I think they have. |
| 0:52.3 | So in 2016, Bazaan voted for Donald Trump. |
| 0:56.0 | He went for him again in 2020 and this year. |
| 0:59.0 | This time it was easier than the prior elections. |
| 1:04.0 | People in this area are hurting due to the economy. |
| 1:07.0 | We used to buy three commas that were for $20. |
| 1:10.0 | It's for my family. |
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