onejayhawk
Afflicted with reason
Turnout in MN was insane. There were over 1000 people packed into a local elementary school for the caucuses, I was told that was well over twice the previous record. Here's a picture of how packed and hectic it was getting in.
Which party?
Some pundits are arguing that a Trump nomination points toward a low Republican turnout. Primary voting shows otherwise. If either Trump or Sanders wins through, we are looking at a big turnout in November.
You do need to inquire as to the length of time in the USA. Multi-generation Texas Hispanics tend to agree with Trump on immigration. They have no roots in Mexico and they do not like being lumped with undocumented immigrants.Yeah, I would definitely differentiate by which Latin American country they come from - I wouldn't expect Mexicans to like a Cuban candidate any more than they would like any non-Hispanic white guy. Still, it's pretty interesting that a state with mostly Mexican Hispanics would not see any large loss of support for Trump.
One thing to consider is that, in common with New Mexico but less so the rest of the US, many of Texas's Hispanics have had ancestors in the US for generations. They (especially their Republicans) probably have more in common with other white people than with descendants of recent immigrants, and probably see Trump from a more or less 'white' perspective.
J