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Don’t blame the blue wave on racial demographics

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Polumbo, B. (2026, November 5). Don’t blame the blue wave on racial demographics. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/4794029/dont-blame-the-blue-wave-on-racial-demographics/

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Washington Examiner · collected 2026-11-05 · by Brad Polumbo

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Benny Johnson, a MAGA influencer, blamed demographic changes for the Democratic victory in Texas during the midterm elections. After Texas flipped blue on election night, Johnson tweeted that the white population had decreased from 89% in 1970 to less than 39%, ignoring historical context and factual inaccuracies such as how Hispanic people were counted as white in earlier census data and that Democrats won in Texas during the 1970s.
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After the recent midterm elections resulted in an unexpected Democratic victory, Benny Johnson, a prominent MAGA influencer, claimed on Twitter that demographic changes were responsible for the Republican loss. Specifically, he noted that the White population percentage in Texas dropped from 89% in 1970 to less than 39% now, suggesting this shift determined the election outcome. However, critics argue Johnson's analysis is flawed because historical data classified Hispanic people as white, and Texas had previously elected Democrats decades ago.

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Brad Polumbo
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GOP Hispanic MAGA Texas White

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Texas GPE · 4× Benny Johnson PERSON · 1× Democrats NORP · 1× GOP ORG · 1× Hispanic NORP · 1× Johnson PERSON · 1× MAGA ORG · 1× White NORP · 1×

Narrative

(Among many other oversights, the serial plagiarist turned viral MAGA slop creator left out the pesky facts that 1970s-era population data in Texas counted Hispanic people as white and that Texas elected Democrats back in the ’70s.)
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-05
🔮 That might sound like an exaggeration or caricature, but it’s really not.
2026-11-05 · Washington Examiner
Don’t blame the blue wave on racial demographics · assertive framing

Claims (7 extracted, 1 hedged)

After an even worse-than-expected “blue wave” midterm election, MAGA influencers such as Benny Johnson engaged in sober reflection about the mistakes and miscalculations the GOP made that led to such an overwhelming rebuke. asserted
that → expect → rebuke
They decided to blame the election on the existence of brown people, instead. asserted
They → decide → people
That might sound like an exaggeration or caricature, but it’s really not. uncertain
it → sound → exaggeration
Around 11:30 p.m. on election night, after it was clear that Texas was flipping blue asserted
Texas → flip → night
, Johnson tweeted, “In 1970, the White population in Texas was 89%. asserted
population → tweet → Texas
Now it’s less than 39%. asserted
it → ’ → ?
(Among many other oversights, the serial plagiarist turned viral MAGA slop creator left out the pesky facts that 1970s-era population data in Texas counted Hispanic people as white and that Texas elected Democrats back in the ’70s.) asserted
Texas → turn → 70s
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