The reasoning was simple: “We have an opportunity to reach [young Latino families] that we’ve been missing in our weekly canvasses,” one emerging SuperVolunteer wrote.
Frustrations over President Trump’s handling of the economy and concerns about Mr. Paxton’s character have put the Senate seat in play in one of the nation’s Republican strongholds.
Two years ago, MAGA was ascendent in the RGV. Young Republicans were cocky — in your face. They were popular, not something that had been seen before in the Valley. But that was before president felon returned to D.C. — and “recent polling from the nonpartisan Pew Research Center has found that majorities of Latinos are critical of the Trump administration’s immigration and economic policies, the two key issues that drove Latinos to the polls in 2024.”
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We noticed this on the ground. RGV Republicans had gone from cocky to quiet — despite the fact that one of their own members now has a perch in the White House. But she exemplified this trend from cocky to quiet; although she had a well-paid role in the White House (she was eager to let people know her pay grade), she wasn’t eager to defend this administration’s policies — despite numerous attempts by local RGV television stations’ efforts to book her.
The difference is stark. Last year, we had Hope Springs volunteers here who voiced concern about knocking on a “unknown MAGA door.” “I don’t want to get into a hassle,” as one of our bilingual volunteers put it.
What a difference a year makes — and it definitely feels like a re-run of 2018.
Two years ago, MAGA stalwarts bragged about Trump’s economic record, now not a chirp. You can’t go a day in the RGV without hearing some one openly complain about Trump’s immigration crackdown. “I never thought they’d go after him — he was such a good worker.” Or pillar of the community. Or family man. The list is extensive. But always the same rejoinder: “I thought they were going to go after the criminals.”
The “criminals” remain — and are widely known. Untouched.
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Hell, whole businesses exist down in the RGV that cater to them. And everyone knows.
Texas Republicans have a credibility problem among voters down here. Hence, the quiet.
This is why our Hope Springs volunteers wanted to canvass on Saturday, the Fourth.
For the Fourth, we concentrated on TX-28, TX-15 and TX-34 in the small towns within spitting distance of the border. There were a couple of canvasses scheduled elsewhere, using these same special July 4th tactics, but they were mostly in the Valley. I have to say it feels like many of these volunteers reveled in the fact that “they didn’t have to hide they were Democrats anymore,” or that “they were standing up to Trump.”
On Saturday, we had 334 volunteers come out to canvass in Texas. They talked to 3,107 voters and had in-depth conversations with 2,314 of them, guided by our Issues Questionnaire.
Hope Springs from Field PAC started knocking on doors again this year on March 7th. We continue to target Democrats and unaffiliated voters with our systematic approach that reminds them not only that Democrats care, but that Democrats are determined to deliver the best, most affordable government possible to all Americans. The voters we talk to continue to tell us they come away more invested in governance and feel more favorably towards Democrats in general because of our approach.
Obviously, we rely on grassroots support, so if you support field/grassroots organizing, voter registration (and follow-up) and our efforts to protect our voters, we would certainly appreciate your support:
Hope Springs from Field understands that volunteer to voter personal interactions are critical. Knocking on doors has repeatedly been found to be the most successful tactic to get voters to cast a ballot and that is the goal of what we do.
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Here’s the thing: we didn’t so much as knock on doors Saturday in the RGV as walk along local “parade” routes beforehand, talking to voters who were waiting for their local (sometimes neighborhood) parade. I say parade, but in several cases, they were just “tricycle parades” down the main street for their children, all decked out in holiday regalia.
Yet these were incredibly valuable Voter Contacts. Our response rate jumped through the roof. Voters like to tell us what is important to them!
In at least one example provided to me, one Hope Springs volunteer walked with Talarico and Pulido stickers and helped locate voters who wanted to talk while they waited. Lots of these voters — mostly families — wanted to talk!
On July 4th, the Economy was the Number 1 issue for the voters we talked to. High Prices was second and Family Safety Concerns were third on Saturday.
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3% of the voters we talked to had a favorable impression of the job Trump was doing, while 57% disapproved. In the end, we talked to more independents than Democrats, 73% to 25%.
1% of the voters who responded Approved of Ken Paxton, the Republican Senate nominee and Texas Attorney General. 66% approved of the Democratic Senate nominee, James Talarico. 8% approved of what Gov. Abbott was doing, 44% disapproved.
Hope Springs volunteers re-registered 5 voters on Saturday, who mainly updated their addresses. The Governor’s Office was the first to ask us about our Voter Registration Project in Texas — and specifically about the counties being targeted. But since then, Ken Paxton’s office has attempted to subpoena us (and was ostensibly the reason for a previous meeting with Trump’s DoJ). We told both that we register anyone who isn’t already eligible to vote. I definitely got the impression they don’t like it, though.
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In Texas, 79 voters filled out Constituent Service Request forms on Saturday. We send completed CSRs to Democratic elected officials responsible for the requested functions, but if the appropriate office is held by a Republican, we still send it along. For Democrats, though, we encourage them to reach out immediately to the voter who filled out the Constituent Service Request forms and let them know they are working on the issue. This credit-taking is enormously valuable to the Democratic office-holder.
In the example i was given (the tricycle parade), volunteers finished up with voters there and the headed off to two more local events like it that weren’t exactly close by. They finished up before noon — “before BBQ time!”
Hope Springs has targeted states that have competitive Senate races and/or Congressional Races in 2026. There is a lot of work to be done!
We remain a seat-of-the-pants grassroots-driven operation. But Hope Springs has been called “the most comprehensive, organized grassroots voter contact project out there right now. It is truly astonishing that it is grassroots-based!”
No other Democratically-aligned org has been methodically trying to circumvent MAGA efforts to rig the House Midterm elections in 2026. And we need your help to continue. Our printer costs alone are way beyond our budgeting and we are asking for your help (if you are able).
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