Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Trump, My Dad and the Rightward Shift of Latino Men
The Washington Post ^ | MARCH 22, 2021 | Eric Garcia

Posted on 03/27/2021 3:11:41 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

In 2016, my dad, Charlie Garcia — a third-generation Mexican American and lifelong Republican — supported Sen. Ted Cruz in the GOP presidential nomination contest. Recently, he recalled that, of the 17 candidates who ran for the Republican nomination in 2016, “Trump was my 17th.” Toward the end of the election, I remember him saying that he would “hold my nose and vote for Trump.”

But by this past November, something had changed. As far as I can tell, my dad voted while breathing through his nose as clearly as somebody could when wearing a face mask. Not only did he enthusiastically support Donald Trump, he gave money to the Republican National Committee. Though he has supported every GOP presidential candidate since 1980, he now contrasts them all unfavorably with Trump. “They can’t compare with what Trump has done,” he told me recently. “And some of the things that he came up with I said, ‘Oh man, why did you do that, Trump? That’s not going to go over well.’ And it turns out, my God, what a brilliant move! I had no idea. He’s just a master.”

A native of San Antonio, my dad spent much of his career working in sales; these days, he runs residential care facilities for the elderly in Orange County, Calif. His mother and father were born in the United States. My grandfather’s mother was likely born in France, but his father was Mexican while my grandmother’s parents were likely from Monterrey, Mexico. That mix of Mexican and American is why he calls me both “son” and its Spanish equivalent, “mijo.”

When I was growing up, we frequently watched Fox News (these days, like many conservatives, my dad prefers Newsmax); he regularly listens to conservative talk radio when he isn’t listening to classic-rock stations.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Mexico; Politics/Elections; US: Arizona; US: California; US: New Mexico; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: arizona; california; charliegarcia; gavinnewsom; mexico; monterrey; newmexico; orangecounty; texas
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-6061 next last

1 posted on 03/27/2021 3:11:41 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: MinorityRepublican

Looking at this percentages, there’s no mathematical way Trump list the popular vote, let alone the electoral college.


2 posted on 03/27/2021 3:16:09 PM PDT by Nathan _in_Arkansas (Shut the deuce up!!! I'll do the fighting!!!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Nathan _in_Arkansas

“those percentages” and “Trump lost.” Sorry. Autocorrect got me and I didn’t proof read.


3 posted on 03/27/2021 3:17:16 PM PDT by Nathan _in_Arkansas (Shut the deuce up!!! I'll do the fighting!!!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: Nathan _in_Arkansas
Looking at this percentages, there’s no mathematical way Trump list the popular vote, let alone the electoral college.

Definitely Joe is the imposter (referring to the game "Among Us")

4 posted on 03/27/2021 3:20:35 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: MinorityRepublican

The Republicans could not be any more stupid if they tried, Trump has shown them the way to expand the party by attracting minorities and traditional democrats who have been screwed over by the current democrats...the current Republicans are going to throw it all away like they always have.


5 posted on 03/27/2021 3:20:58 PM PDT by srmanuel
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: MinorityRepublican

Many of us felt that way at first. Didn’t believe Trump was real. Trump proved himself in spades. Greatest president of my lifetime, which includes Ronald Reagan. I just wish he had the cabinet of Ronald Reagan instead of a cabinet infiltrated by a nest of vipers.


6 posted on 03/27/2021 3:21:04 PM PDT by D Rider ( )
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Nathan _in_Arkansas
Looking at this percentages, there’s no mathematical way Trump list the popular vote, let alone the electoral college.

Sure there is.

The Democrat vote making machine created more votes in the critical swing states, so as to swing them to Biden.

Remember, Biden had negative tails. About 6% less people who voted for Biden, voted for the House member.

7 posted on 03/27/2021 3:29:42 PM PDT by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries. )
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: Nathan _in_Arkansas
Looking at this percentages, there’s no mathematical way Trump list the popular vote, let alone the electoral college.

Exactly! And these numbers mean there was a lot more fraud going on than just a few suitcases of phony ballots in Fulton County.

8 posted on 03/27/2021 3:30:29 PM PDT by rhinohunter
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: MinorityRepublican

Did anyone see that graphic that Nate Silver put together a couple months ago that showed how many states Trump would have carried if only men could vote? I don’t remember the exact number, but the map was a sea of red.

I’m not suggesting we should repeal 19A. But, when it was adopted, it changed the country in PROFOUND ways, mostly making people orders of magnitude more dependent on government. When that happened, government became increasingly more powerful and intrusive in everyday life. These two things are not disconnected.


9 posted on 03/27/2021 3:32:54 PM PDT by ScubaDiver (Reddit refugee.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ScubaDiver

The 19th will NEVER be repealed. However, that doesn’t change the fact that it was the worst mistake in the history of this country. (Tied with the establishment of the Federal Rsserve.)


10 posted on 03/27/2021 3:36:16 PM PDT by who knows what evil? (Yehovah saved more animals than people on the ark...siameserescue.org)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 9 | View Replies]

To: Nathan _in_Arkansas

Mathematical formulas do not include or take into account voting machines that can be hacked or vote manipulated nor do those mathematical formulas take into account idiots running vote ballots through a machine multiple times either. Just saying.

But as a whole, yeah, ‘mathematically,’ #notmypresident winning was like flipping a coin a hundred times and having that coins land heads up 100 times....’mathematically’ impossible.


11 posted on 03/27/2021 3:36:37 PM PDT by cranked
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: Nathan _in_Arkansas

“Looking at this percentages, there’s no mathematical way Trump list the popular vote, let alone the electoral college.”

Yes absolutely.

Washington Post doesn’t understand they are presenting evidence for the steal.


12 posted on 03/27/2021 3:41:40 PM PDT by ifinnegan ( Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: MinorityRepublican

Wondering how many people subscribe to the Jeff Bezos WaPo?

While I would like to rea the article I will be damned to pay for it.


13 posted on 03/27/2021 3:42:11 PM PDT by School of Rational Thought
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: MinorityRepublican

Though he has supported every GOP presidential candidate since 1980, he now contrasts them all unfavorably with Trump.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Other than Reagan, all of the rest of them were Bush League Republicans.


14 posted on 03/27/2021 3:45:52 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents)(Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ifinnegan
Washington Post doesn’t understand they are presenting evidence for the steal.

That's fine with them. Their figurehead is in the White House. What are we gonna do about it? That's right. Nothing.

15 posted on 03/27/2021 3:46:38 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 12 | View Replies]

To: srmanuel

Not just that, they are also going to run off the real conservatives.
All they will have left are the reflexive R voters who always vote R, no matter how bad they are.
Rah Rah Romney, Hail, Hail, Haley........../s


16 posted on 03/27/2021 3:48:24 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents)(Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: MinorityRepublican

And yet somehow, basement candidate won. My rear end.


17 posted on 03/27/2021 3:53:06 PM PDT by KC_Conspirator
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Nathan _in_Arkansas

Correct. In a country that is not a banana republic where fakes votes get stuffed.


18 posted on 03/27/2021 3:54:51 PM PDT by KC_Conspirator
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: MinorityRepublican

And somehow he lost.......NOPE!!!!


19 posted on 03/27/2021 3:57:34 PM PDT by qaz123
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: MinorityRepublican
This comports with my own experience. Trump had more minority support than any other Republican candidate in my memory.

The election was a fraud with manufactured ballots which were the consequence of greatly loosened rules.

20 posted on 03/27/2021 4:11:56 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-6061 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson