Texas GOP Vote

(The late Richard Nadler was a close friend and mentor to me and others including John Berlau of the Competitive Enterprise Institute and Ramesh Ponnuru of National Review. His death last summer left a void in the conservative movement but many of his ideas are valid and form a road to a conservative resurgence.)

Since the 1950s, American conservatism based its ideals upon the holy trinity of libertarian economics, aggressive anti-communism and social conservatism into a fusionist vision overseen by William F. Buckley, the pope of the conservative movement.   Read more »

When I first heard of State Senator Leticia Van de Putte's comments regarding Latinos and the GOP my immediate instinct was to call her out on her apparent ignorance, considering that Francisco Canseco and Bill Flores made it in to runoffs in for their respective Republican congressional races, but after thinking about it, I realized that it isn't her fault she is so blinded by race,  Read more »

According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, high ranking Republicans are starting to tone down harsh rhetoric toward immigration and trying to recruit more Latino candidates in "response to the party's soul-searching about tactics that many strategists believe have alienated the country's fastest-growing voter bloc."  Read more »

Facing a bleak 2010 election year and the prospect of losing once previously comfortable Texas Congressional Districts, scared democrats are grasping for their defense of last resort: the race card.  Read more »

Out on the border, there is another race that is not as high-profile as the race to reclaim Congressional District 23 but is equally important. The race I am speaking of is Yolanda Sotelo Garza's race for the Republican nomination for Texas House District 74.  Read more »

Conservative Latino Talk Radio hosts Fernando Herrera, candidate for Texas Legislative district 148 in the Houston area. Mr.  Read more »