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Tejano Singer Bobby Pulido Wins Texas Democratic Congressional Primary

Is Bobby Pulido the future of a big-tent Democratic Party or a scandal-plagued political transplant?

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Tejano Singer Bobby Pulido Wins Texas Democratic Congressional Primary

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Above: Bobby Pulido at a campaign event on Feb. 27. Image credit: Gabriel V. Cardenas/Bloomberg/Getty Images

The Spin

Democratic narrative

Pulido is the future of a big-tent Democratic Party that rejects coastal liberal orthodoxy and embraces cultural moderation to win back working-class Latino voters. His willingness to oppose Latinx terminology, acknowledge pro-life values and focus on kitchen-table issues over Trump obsession shows Democrats can compete in red-shifting districts by meeting voters where they are.

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Republican narrative

Pulido is a scandal-plagued celebrity who admits to being a part-time Texan, fleeing the state for Mexico during hot months while treating South Texas like a seasonal pit stop. Washington elites spent over a million dollars propping up this political transplant with controversial social media posts. He is ill-suited to represent families who actually live in the district year-round.

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