Trump on immigration and referendums......
Monday, November 09, 2026
Maybe not so blue after all
The referendum results mean that 2028 and beyond belongs to those who are in the center-right political space.
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As we try to understand what happened last Tuesday, we can conclude a couple of things. First, voters wanted to punch the incumbents, and they were Republicans this time. Second, voters are not buying what the Democrats are selling.
From coast to coast, the “blues” didn’t prevail in the referendums. In fact, the voters who punched the right then turned around and sent a different message with the questions on the ballots.
Let’s look at this from Las Vegas Review Journal:
The Democratic steamroller flattened Republican candidates across the country this week. But there was one bright spot for the GOP: Ballot measure results across the country failed to reflect the rushing blue tide.
In Nevada, the verdict was split. Question 6 — further codifying abortion rights in the state constitution — passed handily, as did pro-abortion referendums favored by Democrats in three other states. Idaho voters, meanwhile, imposed more restrictions on the procedure.
But Nevada also easily passed Question 7, which mandates voter ID at the polls. Democratic leaders have long opposed such a requirement despite its popularity among voters across the political spectrum. North Carolina and Ohio also passed voter ID measures. Arizona and California voters rejected similar proposals.
In another blow to progressive immigration policy, voters in four states — Arkansas, Kansas, South Dakota and West Virginia — amended their state constitutions to clarify that only citizens are eligible to vote in their elections.
Tuesday’s results also highlighted that many voters feel Democrats have gone too far on trans issues, particularly involving children. While a referendum banning gender transition surgeries for minors failed in Missouri, voters backed a similar proposal in Colorado. Four states — Colorado, Arizona, Nebraska and Washington — approved initiatives that require students to participate in sports based on their ‘biological reproductive system.’
Yes, the voters told the GOP that they don’t like gasoline prices or even the Iran War. Just as important, they told the Democrats that they will get punched too if they govern pushing crazy woke ideas.
The referendum results mean that 2028 and beyond belongs to those who are in the center-right political space.
The big question is whether or not the Democrats will hear that the public wants voter ID, safe borders, law and order, and other sensible things. My guess is that they won’t, and it’ll be them who gets punched the next time around.
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We remember Mary Travers (1936-2009)
Of course, Mary was the Mary of Peter, Paul & Mary.
They were the greatest folk music group of our generation. And Mary Travers was the beautiful voice in the trio.
Check out some songs by Peter, Paul & Mary, specially the "concert" album recorded years ago.
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We remember Tom Fogerty (1941-90)
We remember Tom Fogerty, born in California on this day in 1941. He died in 1990.Along with brother John, they started CCR, one of the super groups of rock.
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We remember Bob Gibson (1935-2020)
We remember Bob Gibson who was born on this day in Omaha, Nebraska in 1935. He died in 2020.
Gibson became one of the greatest pitchers in MLB history: 251 games with a 2.91 career ERA! He pitched 56 shutouts and 255 complete games.
In 1968, he won 22 with a 1.12 ERA and 13 shutouts! Almost perfect!
Gibson joined The Hall of Fame in 1981.
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1960: The US election that impacted Cuba
Many years ago today, Senator John F. Kennedy defeated Vice President Richard Nixon to win the 1960 election.
VP Nixon conceded the next day despite this election being very close. Wonder how many people know how close that JFK-Nixon election was? The two men were separated by about 113,000 votes, or 49.72% to 49.55%!
The Kennedy “mystique” is such that many people assume that he was elected by a landslide. On the contrary, it was a very close election and one wonders what would have happened if Nixon had insisted on a recount.
Down in Cuba, the election was followed with great interest, especially the second debate when they spoke about the situation in the island.
In less than 6 months, now President Kennedy dropped the ball at the The Bay of Pigs. It changed Cuban history forever.
Sunday, November 08, 2026
A look at Texas elections with George Rodriguez from South Texas....
A look at Texas elections with George Rodriguez from South Texas...
CANTO TALK podcasts from last week
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The Texas governor’s election is a little suspicious
I’m not one to go for election conspiracy theories, but still...
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As my friends know, I avoid election conspiracies, because it’s better to focus on winning the next one rather than make excuses the last one. I was there in 1976 when a bunch of us in college thought the GOP was dead after a “southern moderate” named Governor Carter beat President Ford. How are we ever coming back? we said.
Well, then a bunch of things happened, the GOP had a nice comeback in 1978, and Reagan won in 1980. Then there was election night 1992, when President Bush went down to our neighbor, Governor Clinton from Arkansas. Two years later, the GOP won the Congress. Or that election night in 2008, when I couldn’t sleep because a guy named Senator Obama had beaten Senator McCain. Get my drift? Things change, especially if you fight back rather than sit around crying.
Let’s come down to Texas. The biggest shock of 2026 is not “the curse of the midterms.” It happens. Just ask President Eisenhower in 1958 or President Reagan in 1986. My eyes could not believe that a totally, and I mean totally, unknown state representative named Gina Hinojosa was beating the mighty Governor Abbott: 53–46 percent.
The Democrats nominated Hinojosa because none of the others wanted to burn his future challenging Governor Abbott. Even national Democrats didn’t spend money here because no one thought she had a chance.
And she wins. Then we hear that all of these counties turned blue one election after they were totally red.
So what happened? Maybe Texas just fell in love with Gina like that song by Johnny Mathis. Remember the guy who saw Gina, and off he went? Love happens, you know: “I can’t believe that I’m such a lucky guy to have Gina, Gina all for my very own.”
Of course, there may be another explanation. I’m hearing a lot of other stories that this love affair with Gina was more like an arranged marriage than love at first sight. I don’t know, but someone smarter than me has to take a look at these numbers and see if they make any sense. I’m sorry, but I can’t believe that high gasoline prices and hatred of data centers had that many people fall in love with a woman who wants sanctuary cities and wants data centers to employ union labor.
Something doesn’t make sense. Maybe the electorate was really that angry, but maybe something creepy happened with all of those first-time voters who voted early. I’m open to hearing an explanation.
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We remember Margaret Mitchell (1900-1949)
We remember Margaret Mitchell who was born on this day in 1900. Her classic "Gone with the wind" was published in 1936.
Mitchell died in 1949.
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