Overview
- On Fox News’ Journal Editorial Report, Rove said Republican support in Texas is diminishing as Hispanic approval drops far below Trump’s 2024 vote share.
- Coverage cited polling that roughly 70% of Hispanic voters disapprove of Trump’s performance, with a Quinnipiac survey finding most Americans oppose the Minneapolis shooting and ICE enforcement approach.
- He argued the decline predated the ICE agent’s fatal shooting of Renee Good, which he said has heightened concerns about enforcement tactics.
- Rove highlighted the Corpus Christi–to–Brownsville district that Trump won by about one point as vulnerable if Hispanic support softens further.
- He also pointed to Rep. Henry Cuellar’s Laredo–San Antonio district as difficult for Republicans despite Trump’s 2025 pardon and his endorsements, and agreed GOP redistricting spread votes too thin in competitive areas.