A long shot two decades ago, more are switching sides
What used to be considered a longshot, almost an oxymoron, a “Hispanic Republican,” is now becoming more common, according to polling data and news stories being published around the country. In Hidalgo County, although municipal elections are run in a non-partisan fashion, McAllen Mayor and former County GOP Chair Javier Villalobos is a Republican in a wide field of Democrats.
