What's The Matter With South Texas?

It’s time. The rematch for Texas' 28th Congressional district: Cisneros vs. Cuellar.

Human rights attorney Jessica Cisneros, who fell 2,700 votes short of unseating incumbent Rep. Henry Cuellar in March 2020, joins us to talk about how she recovered from a tough, narrow loss and why this race may still come down to The Wire.

But first, Waleed Shahid takes on a new role as a private investigator, reporting on shady deals and probable crimes committed by the ruling Congressman of Texas’ 28th District.

In the second half, Professor Ian Haney-López sits down with Waleed to answer questions that no one in the Democratic Party can agree on: What’s going on with Latino and Hispanic American voters shifting towards Trump and the GOP since 2016? How might Democrats approach issues of race, class, and identity differently, in an effort to construct a multiracial majority?



JESSICA CISNEROS FOR CONGRESS

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Readings & citations:

Jessica Cisneros Takes Her Second Shot at the King of Laredo

AFTER FORGING TIES WITH AZERBAIJAN OIL EXECUTIVES, REP. HENRY CUELLAR PUSHED NATION’S AGENDA IN CONGRESS

Henry Cuellar’s Corporate Ties


Democrats Are Anxious About 2022 – and 2024

Democrats Find Urgent New Reasons to Worry About Latino Voters

Why Democrats Are Losing Texas Latinos

Mapping the Trump Meridian in Texas

How Latinos Could Redefine the GOP in Texas

Trump didn’t win the Latino Vote in Texas. He won the Tejano vote.


Project JUNTOS study of Latino racial identity.

EQUIS 2020 Post-Mortem Study: The American Dream Voter.

Ian Haney-Lopez on Twitter.