Its sprawling size is one reason. But there are other factors at work, including discouraged Democrats and Republicans’ success at courting Hispanic voters.
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Over the last 20 years, the West has politically transformed. The onetime Republican stronghold has become a Democratic bastion, dramatically reshaping the fight for the White House as Colorado, New
Despite factors that have turned some Western states Democratic — shifting suburbs, a growing Latino population, a hard-right turn by Republicans — Texas remains as red as ever.