I DON’T REMEMBER HOW OLD I WAS, BUT I WAS A TEENAGER. AND I USED TO LISTEN TO HIS MUSIC ON THE RADIO. FIRST I SAW HIS DAD. AND THEN I SAW HIM AND HE’S HERE WITH YOU GUYS TONIGHT. THIS WILL BE THE LAST TIME YOU SEE HIM PERFORM, BUT YOU’RE NOT GONNA SEE THE LAST OF HIM.
BECAUSE NOW HE’S GONNA BE DOING THINGS TO HELP OUR COUNTRY AND TO HELP THE STATE OF TEXAS. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
GRAMMY AWARD WINNER MIAMIGO BOBBY PULIDO. AND YOU’RE REPUBLICAN, WOULD YOU VOTE FOR BOBBY? I WOULDN’T VOTE FOR BOBBY.
DO YOU THINK BOBBY BOLIDO CAN WIN HERE? I THINK HE HAS A DAMN GOOD CHANCE IN GONZALEZ COUNTY. THE PEOPLE WANT ME HERE? AND THEY BELIEVE I BEST REPRESENT THEM. I’M PERFECTLY COMFORTABLE, NEVER SEE IT AGAIN.
WE ARE HEADED TO CUERRO, TEXAS, DEEP IN TRUMP COUNTRY TO MEET INTERNATIONAL SUPERSTAR TEJANO MUSIC SINGER BOBBY PULIDO.
HE WAS LAUNCHED INTO STARDOM IN 1995 WITH THE SONG DESVELADO. EVER SINCE THEN, HE’S BEEN TRAVELING THE COUNTRY AND THE WORLD WITH HIS MUSIC, BUT NOW AFTER A 30 YEAR CAREER, HE IS JUMPING INTO POLITICS. SO GREAT TO MEET YOU ROSA FLORES WITH MSNBC. NICE TO MEET YOU.
I’VE SEEN YOU ON TV. WELL, IN FULL TRANSPARENCY, I’M FROM THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. THANKS FOR COMING. NO, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING THIS AND FOR ALLOWING US TO JOIN YOU, YOU KNOW, FOR A FEW DAYS TO GET TO KNOW YOU, NOT JUST THE BOBBY POLIDO, BUT THE POLITICS OF BOBBY POLIDO NOW. YEAH, LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
UM, TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT YOU’RE GONNA DO TODAY. I’M MEETING WITH, UH, A, A DEMOCRATIC CLUB. IT’S WHAT THEY CALL THEM THE CLUBS. IT’S A CLUB OF, OF LAVACA COUNTY AND GUERO, UH, WHICH IS IN. THIS COUNTY HERE IS DEWITT.
I’VE BEEN, I’VE, I’VE PLAYED IN VICTORIA A LOT, WHICH IS NOT TOO FAR FROM HERE, ABOUT 30 MINUTES, UM, BUT WE’VE NEVER COME OUT TO THE AREAS TO THESE RURAL AREAS.
I’M A RURAL GUY BUT NEVER BEEN TO THIS RURAL NECK OF THE WOODS AND, UH, SO IT’S, I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. THIS IS WE’RE LISTENING TO PEOPLE. AND TRYING TO GET TO KNOW THE PEOPLE UM BECAUSE OF THIS GERRYMANDERING. THERE’S A LOT OF DIFFERENT NEEDS UP HERE THAN THERE ARE DOWN THERE.
YEAH, WELL, THIS COUNTY WAS ADDED BECAUSE OF THE GERRYMANDERING. IT WAS ADDED, YES, IT WAS ADDED. SO, SO, UM, AS A LITTLE CHALLENGE FOR YOU MAYBE. I THINK IT’S A CHALLENGE FOR ANYBODY. BUT UM YOU KNOW WHAT YOU GOTTA GO WHERE THE PEOPLE ARE AT AND GO TALK TO THEM AND I, I, I BELIEVE IN THE OLD WAYS OF JUST GOING AND AND LISTENING TO PEOPLE AND TALKING AND.
RUNNING IT MORE LIKE A LOCAL CAMPAIGN.
NOW DO YOU GET A LITTLE NERVOUS? IS THIS IS THIS IS THIS DIFFERENT THAN NOT AT ALL, NOT AT ALL. NO, NO, NOT AT ALL. I’M NOT NERVOUS ABOUT THAT AT ALL.
IT’S JUST ABOUT MEETING PEOPLE, TALKING TO THEM AND. AND UH SEEING WHAT, WHAT ARE THEIR CONCERNS AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. YEAH, MAN. I APPRECIATE YOU.
THANK YOU. I BET YOU GET THAT A LOT. ESPECIALLY IN THE MEXICAN RESTAURANTS. HELLO, YOU GOT ME ON A LITTLE. I WAS, I WAS TRYING TO BE.
THAT’S OK, BUT HEY, I’M I GOT A TRAINED DIET. DO YOU WANT ME TO TAKE ONE WITH THE GROUP? SURE. YES. HELLO, HOW ARE YOU DOING, SIR?
BOBBY POLIO, NICE TO MEET YOU.
YES, NICE TO MEET YOU. HOW YOU DOING? BOBBY ORTIZ, NICE TO MEET YOU. I WANNA THANK YOU ALL FOR, FOR LETTING US COME IN ON YOUR MEETING.
MY NAME IS BOBBY PULIDO. MY REAL NAME IS JOSE ROBERTO PULIDO JUNIOR. I’M THE SON OF ROBERTO PULIDO. A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE HISPANIC PROBABLY KNOW WHO HE IS. I FORMED AN EXPLORATORY COMMITTEE TO RUN FOR US CONGRESS FOR DISTRICT 15.
UH, I REALLY WANTED TO TRAVEL UP AND DOWN THE DISTRICT TO MEET PEOPLE BECAUSE THE DISTRICT IS REALLY, REALLY VAST. IT’S 11 COUNTIES. I’M A SINGER. THAT’S WHAT I, THAT, THAT’S BEEN MY, MY, MY JOB FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS. AND I LOVE MY LIFE.
BUT I LOVE MY KIDS AND I LOVE MY FAMILY MORE THAN EVEN MY LIFE. I’VE ALWAYS BEEN A DEMOCRAT. AND IT’S VERY TOUGH RIGHT NOW TO BE A DEMOCRAT. AND I CAN ONLY IMAGINE UP HERE, WHERE YOU DON’T HAVE ANY ELECTED DEMOCRATS. AND SO, IN ORDER TO WIN, WE’RE GONNA HAVE TO BRING OVER A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT VOTED THE OTHER WAY.
WE CAN’T RELY JUST ON TURNOUT. WE HAVE TO RELY ON POLICY. WE HAVE TO EXPLAIN TO PEOPLE WHY OUR POLICIES ARE BETTER. AND WHY I’M HERE TO TALK TO YOU AND FOR YOU TO GET TO KNOW ME. AND IF EVERYTHING WORKS OUT THEN I HOPEFULLY I CAN BE YOUR CANDIDATE.
WE THANK YOU. YEAH I KNOW YOU HAD SOME CONCERNS OR SOME QUESTIONS. WE KNOW YOU’RE A MUSICIAN AND YOU’VE DEDICATED MOST OF YOUR LIFE TO THAT, BUT COULD YOU TELL US A LITTLE MORE ABOUT SOME OF THE POSITIONS THAT YOU HAVE, UH, POLITICAL. HEALTHCARE IS THROUGH THE ROOF. THAT’S ONE OF MY BIGGEST THINGS.
I DON’T HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE. AND I’LL TELL YOU, IF YOU GO ASK MOST OF THE MAJORITY OF THE MUSICIANS IN MY FIELD, THEY DON’T HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE EITHER. AND I SAY THIS AND I SAY THIS NOT PROUDLY, BUT I’VE HAD TO GO GET MY HEALTH INSURANCE IN MEXICO BECAUSE IT’S MORE AFFORDABLE AND WE LIVE IN A FIRST WORLD COUNTRY. WE’RE NOT ABLE TO OFFER PEOPLE 1ST 1ST WORLD HEALTH INSURANCE OR HEALTHCARE BECAUSE IT’S TOO EXPENSIVE. THEY’RE SQUEEZING THE PEOPLE.
AND THAT’S A BIG FIGHT THAT I WANT TO HAVE. ANOTHER THING IS IMMIGRATION REFORM. AND I SAY THAT BECAUSE I LIVE ON THE BORDER.
AND A LOT OF TIMES YOU LOOK AT IMMIGRATION AS JUST A A HUMANITARIAN ISSUE, WHICH IT IS, BUT IT’S ALSO AN ECONOMIC ONE. AND DOWN THERE IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY, UM, BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED NOW, NOBODY’S COMING.
UM, OUR TOURISM HAS GONE WAY DOWN BECAUSE THEY FEEL DISRESPECTED. PEOPLE ARE NOT COMING INTO THIS COUNTRY ANYMORE BECAUSE THEY’RE AFRAID TO GET QUESTIONED BY ICE, TO GET QUESTIONED BY HOW THEY LOOK, TO GET THREATENED ABOUT THEY MAY TAKE AWAY THEIR, THEIR, UH, THEIR VISA, AND IT’S HURTING OUR ECONOMY. THEY SOLVED THE BORDER ISSUE WITH FEAR, BUT I DON’T BELIEVE IN SOLVING IT WITH FEAR YOU SOLVE IT WITH POLICY. DO YOU TALK POLITICS WHEN YOU’RE ON STAGE? I DON’T, OK, AND I NEVER HAVE, BUT IT’S IMPORTANT.
NOT TO TALK THE POLITICS BUT TO TALK TO VOTE, YOU NEED TO SAY OR ASK. YOUR AUDIENCE TO BE MORE ENGAGED, TO BE, YEAH, TO BE MORE ACTIVE, GET PROACTIVE INSTEAD OF REACTIVE, DON’T. JUST SIT BACK AND WAIT TILL EVERYBODY TELLS YOU HOW TO VOTE. YES, I’VE BEEN VERY CAREFUL THROUGHOUT MY CAREER ABOUT NOT GETTING POLITICAL ON STAGE, NOT POLITICALLY RIGHT, BUT BUT BUT BUT THAT’S A VERY FAIR POINT.
THAT’S A VERY FAIR POINT POLITICALLY, ARE YOU GONNA BE PRO-CHOICE?
I’M GONNA TELL YOU THIS. WHAT I’M REALLY INTERESTED IN, I’M GONNA TELL YOU, I’M GONNA TELL YOU MY GOD’S HONEST TRUTH, RIGHT? I AM PERSONALLY PRO-LIFE, PERSONALLY, RIGHT? I’M A CATHOLIC EX-BROTHER. I’M A CATHOLIC BEFORE ANYTHING.
MM, I DON’T BELIEVE I CAN TELL SOMEBODY WHAT THEY CAN DO WITH THEIR BODY BECAUSE EVERYBODY HAS A DIFFERENT SITUATION THAN YOU’RE PRO-CHOICE. I AM PERSONALLY PRO LIFE. IF MY SON WERE TO GET SOMEBODY PREGNANT. AS HIS FATHER, I WOULD BE A TOUGH ONE. I’M JUST TELLING YOU I’M FROM A POLICY PERSPECTIVE IT’S NOT MY POINT.
IT’S NOT MY PLACE TO TELL YOU. IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU CAN’T TELL ME WHAT TO DO, THEN YOU NEED TO MAKE YOUR STANCE YOU’RE PRO-CHOICE. BECAUSE WHAT YOU DO IN YOUR PERSONAL LIFE IS YOUR BUSINESS BECAUSE I DON’T WANT SOMEONE TELLING ME WHAT I CAN DO WITH MY BODY OR MY GRANDDAUGHTER.
I APPRECIATE THAT, BUT, BUT HERE’S THE THING THAT I CAN TELL YOU IS THERE’S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT THINK PRO-CHOICE MEANS YOU’RE FOR KILLING BABIES. THAT’S HOW THEY DO THAT’S HOW THEY DO IT.
HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU THINK IN THE WORLD WANT TO KILL A BABY REALLY? I MEAN, NOW A TEENAGER. YOU MIGHT WANNA KILL, BUT NO ONE WANTS TO KILL A BABY BECAUSE A BABY’S PRECIOUS. IF THEY’RE EVER GONNA BE CUTE, IT’S GONNA BE WHEN THEY’RE A BABY, BUT BUT BUT BUT BUT YOU KNOW THIS DEAL, AND IT’S GONNA GET WORSE BECAUSE NOW WE HAVE REMOVED THE FACT THAT PREACHERS CAN TELL YOU HOW TO VOTE FROM THE PULPIT.
I THINK WE’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO YOU DEVELOPING YOUR PLATFORM AFTER YOU’VE HEARD, UH, NOT JUST US BUT ALL THE COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE NOT HAD THEIR VOICES HEARD IN THE PAST WE VOTE AND VOTE AND VOTE AND WE’RE ALWAYS OUTNUMBERED.
IT’S DIFFICULT WE’D LIKE SOMEONE TO GO FIGHT FOR US. I UNDERSTAND YEAH I I I UNDERSTAND THE FRUSTRATION UM WE GOTTA FIGHT IT’S VERY IMPORTANT TO ACTIVATE, GET OUT THERE AND AND WE GOTTA, WE GOTTA, WE GOTTA WIN ON POLICY TOO WE CANNOT JUST EXPECT TO WIN ON TURNOUT WE HAVE TO WIN ON POLICY WE HAVE TO EXPLAIN WHY WE’RE BETTER. AND, AND, AND PUT THAT MESSAGE OUT. GREAT DIALOGUE. GREAT DIALOGUE.
THANK YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU FOR COMING, CARL. I APPRECIATE IT. BUT I UNDERSTAND YOU’RE GOING TO THE GAME TONIGHT. I AM.
UH OH. I ALREADY KNOW WHAT’S COMING RIGHT, SO I WAS ASKED TO CALL MOR NEAL BECAUSE I MEAN, UH, YOU KNOW, YOAKAM FROM YOAKAM AND WHAT I TOLD HIM WAS THIS HE WAS ON HIS WAY TO VICTORIA. HE SAYS, WELL, TELL HIM I’M GONNA BE OUT TODAY, BUT I DO WANNA MEET HIM AND, AND SO I’M, I’M SENDING THAT MESSAGE AND I SAID, BY THE WAY, MAYOR, I SAID HE’S GOING TO THE BALL GAME TONIGHT.
I SAID, AND I’M GONNA BEAT YOU. ALL RIGHT, SO HOPEFULLY YOU WERE A WHILE NOW YOU’RE A GOVERNOR’S AND THEN WE’LL HAVE TO GET RID OF THE SOMBRERO AND WE GOT A CAT.
I’M GONNA WEAR IT. ALL RIGHT GOOD LUCK. I APPRECIATE IT THANK YOU WE’LL SEE YOU. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. THIS IS NOT FRIENDLY TERRITORY FOR BOBBY PULIDO.
REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVE MONICA DE LA CRUZ FLIPPED THIS SEAT IN 2022 BY AN 8% MARGIN. THEN SHE WON REELECTION IN 2024 BY A 14% MARGIN. IN FACT, SOME PEOPLE AROUND HERE SAY IT’S NOT EASY BEING A DEMOCRAT. SO BOBBY, WHERE ARE WE GOING? WE’RE GOING TO THE CUERO YORK UH YOAM GAME.
AND YOU DRESS FOR IT. I’M I’M IN RIGHT NOW. THEY’RE VERY FAMOUS FOR HAVING A REALLY GOOD FOOTBALL TEAM.
SO THAT’S GONNA BE GREAT. YEAH, SO IT’S A RIVALRY, RIGHT?
IT’S A RIVALRY GAME. SO IT’S GONNA BE GOOD. YES. YES, YOU WERE INSTRUCTED BY THE MAYOR TO WEAR GREEN. I WAS NOT INSTRUCTED.
I WAS ENCOURAGED, ENCOURAGED, ENCOURAGED. YES, GO MEAN GREEN. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT REALLY STOOD OUT TO ME FROM THE LUNCH WAS HOW SOME PEOPLE OPENLY SAID THEY’RE AFRAID TO BE A DEMOCRAT IN THIS AREA. YES, AND THAT’S A LOT OF FEAR. HOW DOES THAT CHANGE YOUR STRATEGY?
HOW DOES THAT INFORM YOUR STRATEGY, THE FACT THAT SOME PEOPLE IN THESE COUNTIES ARE AFRAID TO VOTE FOR SOMEBODY LIKE YOU. IF THEY’RE AFRAID THAT THEY DON’T HAVE SUPPORT.
THE CANDIDATE FEEDS OFF THE PEOPLE, BUT THE PEOPLE FEED OFF THE CANDIDATE TOO. AND THEY NEED TO HAVE HOPE THAT YOU’RE SOMEBODY THAT THEY TRUST AND YOU CAN FIGHT FOR THEM, BUT THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO STILL BE HERE. AND TALK TO PEOPLE AND LET THEM KNOW WHAT YOU’RE ABOUT.
ONE OF THE GENTLEMEN WHO ASKED YOU THE QUESTION ABOUT YOUR STAR POWER, YOU HAVE A VOICE, YOU HAVE AN AUDIENCE AND HE ASKED YOU ABOUT USING THAT VOICE TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO VOTE YES AND YOU SAID THAT YOU REALLY DON’T TALK POLITICS WHEN YOU’RE PERFORMING, BUT HE WAS NOT WRONG DID HIS QUESTION CHANGE YOUR THINKING? ABOUT WHAT TO DO, HOW SO? IT DID BECAUSE HE WAS 100% RIGHT. IT’S VERY DIFFERENT TO TELL PEOPLE YOU NEED TO EXERCISE. YOUR RIGHT TO GO VOTE AND USE IT.
AND AND I HADN’T THOUGHT OF IT THAT WAY. I WAS ALWAYS AS A SINGER, I JUST, I, I DON’T WANT TO ALIENATE ANYBODY. YOU KNOW, BECAUSE SOMETIMES WHEN PEOPLE GO TO A CONCERT, THEY GO TO A CONCERT. NOT TO HEAR YOU PREACH ABOUT AN ISSUE THEY’RE TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM THEIR OWN PROBLEMS AND THEY WANNA GO ENJOY THE CONCERT AND SO I’VE ALWAYS BEEN VERY CONSCIOUS ABOUT THAT. I JUST WANNA GO SING.
AND AND PERFORM FOR THEM. BUT YOU’RE DOING NOTHING WRONG BY SAYING GO OUT AND USE YOUR VOICE. YOU’RE NOT SAYING GO VOTE DEMOCRAT OR VOTE REPUBLICAN.
YOU’RE SAYING GO VOTE AND USE YOUR VOICE. I’M DEFINITELY GONNA SAY THAT IN MY CONCERTS FROM NOW ON.
YOU ARE. I AM. I AM. HE WAS RIGHT. SO YOU’LL GET A CHANCE TO TALK TO A BUNCH OF PEOPLE HERE TOO, YEAH, YEAH, I’M WELL, I’M NOT THE STAR HERE.
PEOPLE HERE ARE FOOTBALL FANATICS, SO I THINK THEY’RE GONNA LARGELY IGNORE ME, WHICH IS THAT I’M OK WITH THAT. PLUS, I’M NOT WEARING MY COWBOY HAT, SO, SO THEY, THEY DON’T RECOGNIZE ME AS MUCH WITH, WITH A CAP. YEAH, THAT’S TRUE. IT’S A SOCIAL EXPERIMENT. WE’LL SEE.
HI MR. ERIC PENA. I WANTED TO FOLLOW UP WITH YOU BECAUSE YOU ASKED A VERY INTERESTING QUESTION. YOU ASKED BOBBY BOLIDO ABOUT HIM USING HIS VOICE TO ASK PEOPLE TO VOTE, TO MOTIVATE PEOPLE TO REGISTER. WE DON’T GET VERY MANY THINGS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, BUT WE GET THE RIGHT TO VOTE BASED ON THE ANSWER THAT BOBBY.
DID YOU FEEL HE LISTENED TO YOU? YES, I THINK BOBBY IS A VERY INTELLIGENT, EDUCATED PERSON. THERE’S A LOT OF THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO AS A POLITICIAN, BUT COMMON SENSE IS PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT BECAUSE I THINK HIS HEART IS IN THE RIGHT PLACE TO GIVE UP WHAT HE’S GIVEN UP. AND DOING IT BECAUSE HE CARES, THAT’S IMPORTANT GIVING UP A 30 YEAR CAREER. YES, SO THAT’S VERY IMPORTANT.
I GIVE HIM A LOT OF CREDIT. I’LL PRAY FOR HIM BECAUSE WE NEED PEOPLE LIKE THAT OUT THERE. DO YOU BELIEVE THAT YOU CHANGED HIS MIND? I THINK I PLANTED A SEED. WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IF I TOLD YOU THAT I ASKED HIM THAT QUESTION.
I ASKED HIM ABOUT THE QUESTION THAT YOU ASKED HIM, AND HE SAID THAT YOU CHANGED HIS MIND. HE’S GONNA START DOING IT. HE’S GONNA START ASKING PEOPLE TO VOTE. HE HAS A PLATFORM AND ALL YOU DON’T, YOU DON’T TELL HIM VOTE FOR ME.
REGISTER, GO OUT AND VOTE.
DON’T JUST REGISTER AND SAY I’M A REGISTERED VOTER. EXPRESS YOUR, YOUR, YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE. THAT’S THE ONLY THING WE GOT. I THAT. OK.
OH YES, WHO’S HERE? ARE THESE YOUR FRIENDS? SOME OF THEM ARE. YES, I, SOME OF THEM I JUST MET, BUT, BUT YEAH, SOME OF THEM ARE MY VERY GOOD FRIENDS ACTUALLY. I’M AT HEART A COUNTRY BOY, AND THAT’S PART OF LIFE WHEN YOU LIVE IN THE RURAL AREAS AND UM I’VE I’VE DONE THAT SINCE I WAS LITTLE I LOVED IT, NOT COMPETITIVELY THEN LATER I, I GOT INTO THAT AND LONG RANGE SHOOTING AND JUST THE, THE ART OF READING THE WIND AND.
YOU KNOW, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE YOU’RE GONNA HIT AND DEVELOPING THE BEST LOAD FOR YOUR RIFLE AND UH IT’S A SPORT IN IT OF ITSELF AND I LIKE IT BECAUSE. YOU SHOOT A LOT, YOU DON’T HURT ANYTHING, YOU KNOW THE STEEL DOESN’T GET HURT, UM, AND THEN YOU MEET A LOT OF GOOD FRIENDS, A LOT OF GOOD PEOPLE.
THIS IS NORMALLY NOT WHAT DEMOCRATS ARE KNOWN FOR. THIS IS USUALLY WHAT REPUBLICANS ARE KNOWN FOR. I, I WOULD TELL YOU IT’S PROBABLY 99%.
UM, REPUBLICAN, UH. YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU GO TO THOSE MATCHES, IT’S NO TREAD ON ME COMING. I MEAN IT’S, IT’S HARDCORE. THEY’RE GOOD PEOPLE. THEY’RE GOOD.
THEY’RE REALLY GOOD PEOPLE. IS THIS ALSO WHERE YOU HAVE SOME GOOD CONVERSATIONS? YEAH, YEAH, YOU DO. YOU DO. YOU GET TO HEAR I GUESS YOU SAY THE OTHER SIDE, RIGHT?
AND UM MORE IMPORTANTLY YOU LEARN TO BE ABLE TO GET ALONG EVEN IF. YOU VOTE DIFFERENTLY. BUT YOU GET ALONG. HOW HELPFUL DO YOU THINK THIS WILL BE FOR YOUR CAMPAIGN? I DON’T LOOK AT IT THAT WAY AS HOW MUCH IT’LL HELP ME OR HURT ME IT IS WHO I AM, RIGHT?
AND SO I’M NOT GONNA EVER CHANGE THAT BECAUSE YOU CAN’T CHANGE WHO YOU ARE AND UH. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT I’M DOING FOR A PHOTO SHOOT. IT’S SOMETHING THAT I DO IN MY SPARE TIME AND I ENJOY IT.
DID YOU VOTE FOR DONALD TRUMP? YES, WE DID.
BOBBY PULIDO WILL BE RUNNING HERE UM WHAT DID YOU THINK WHEN YOU HEARD THAT HE WAS RUNNING AS A DEMOCRAT? I WAS CONCERNED FOR HIM. WHY? BECAUSE THE STEREOTYPING OF DEMOCRATS, I KNOW BOBBY ON A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT LEVEL. BECAUSE I KNOW WHO HE IS AND WHAT HE IS.
IT BREAKS THE, IT BREAKS THE STEREOTYPE MOLD.
UH, SO I THINK BOBBY WOULD BE ABLE TO BENEFIT. OUR DISTRICTS VERY WELL. IF HE WERE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY, SO ARE YOU SAYING THAT YOU WOULD VOTE FOR HIM? YES, I THINK SO.
YES, I THINK HE WOULD BE A GREAT PERSON TO VOTE FOR. WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE BIGGEST BARRIER FOR OTHER REPUBLICANS TO MAKE THAT LEAP? MM. GO BEYOND THE PARTY AND SIMPLY VOTE FOR THE BEST INDIVIDUAL, THE BEST SERVANT FOR THAT PARTICULAR AREA. THAT MIGHT BE THAT THAT’S A VERY DIFFICULT QUESTION TO ANSWER.
BECAUSE IT MAY BE INSTILLED IN PEOPLE FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION. UH, IT, IT MAY BE, UH, JUST CULTURE THAT, HEY, WE LIVE IN A REPUBLICAN AREA. WE BETTER VOTE REPUBLICAN SO OUR NEIGHBORS DON’T. LOOK DIFFERENT AT US. THAT’S THE THING HERE IT IS.
YEAH, UH, WE’VE EXPERIENCED IT FIRSTHAND. HOW SO? WELL, IT’S JUST WE KNOW WHO DOES AND DOESN’T VOTE REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT, AND THERE’S PRESSURE TO VOTE REPUBLICAN.
THERE THERE CAN BE A LITTLE BIT, YEAH. IMPACT I YOU’RE A FATHER OF 4, YOUR HUSBAND, YOU HAVE A FAMILY, YOU HAVE MONEY.
AND AFTER A VERY SUCCESSFUL 30 YEAR CAREER IN MUSIC, YOU COULD JUST RETIRE YOU COULD, YOU DON’T NEED TO DO THIS IN ESSENCE, BUT YOU’RE DECIDING TO RUN FOR OFFICE AS A DEMOCRAT IN A RED GERRYMANDERED DISTRICT. WHY GET INTO POLITICS? IT’S REALLY FOR MY FOR MY KIDS AND MY GRANDKIDS. I DON’T HAVE ANY GRANDKIDS YET. UM, MY OLDEST IS 28.
I HAVE A 27 YEAR OLD. AND I’VE TALKED TO THEM ABOUT GRANDKIDS. BECAUSE I’D LIKE TO HAVE GRANDKIDS. BUT IF THEY HAD BEEN RAISED WHEN I WAS GROWING UP, THEY PROBABLY WOULD HAVE ALREADY GOTTEN MARRIED AND HAD A WIFE. AND AND HAD KIDS, HAD A FAMILY.
IT’S TOO EXPENSIVE. I’M NOT DOING THIS FOR ME. I’M DOING IT FOR MY KIDS. IS IT EMOTIONAL FOR YOU? YEAH, SO YOU CAN TAKE A MOMENT.
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, I COULD TELL IT’S EMOTIONAL FOR YOU. JUST IT’S, IT’S IT BREAKS YOUR HEART TO HEAR YOUR KIDS SAY. I DON’T KNOW WHAT’S COMING, DAD, BECAUSE I CAN’T AFFORD IT. AND, AND, AND, AND I’LL BE HONEST WITH YOU, I, I’M THE TYPE OF FATHER THAT I’LL RAISE MY KIDS. AND TEACH THEM THE VALUE OF HARD WORK SO I DON’T SPOIL MY KIDS.
I DON’T TELL MY MY KIDS DON’T DRIVE FANCY CARS AND. AND I DON’T TELL MY KIDS DON’T WORRY ABOUT IT, YOU KNOW. SPEND MY MONEY. I TELL THEM, YOU KNOW WHAT, YOU GOT, I’LL TEACH YOU HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN MONEY AND GET OUT IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW, EVEN WHEN THEY’RE TRYING TO WORK HARD, IT’S HARD.
I HEARD YOU SCREAM, RUN, BOBBY, RUN!
YOU YOU WANT BOBBY BOLIA TO RUN FOR OFFICE? I WANT BOBBY. WHY DO YOU WANT HIM TO RUN? BECAUSE HE REPRESENTS. THE DEMOCRATS HE REPRESENTS THE PEOPLE THAT USED TO BE IN THE VALLEY.
DO YOU THINK HE COULD MAKE THE VALLEY GO BLUE? YES, I THINK YOU’RE REPUBLICAN. WOULD YOU VOTE FOR BOBBY? I WOULD VOTE FOR BOBBY. WOULD YOU VOTE FOR BOBBY?
YES, I BELIEVE HE STANDS FOR NOT ONLY THE COMMUNITY BUT ALSO FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS. YOU SAID YOU’RE A CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN. THAT’S RIGHT. DAMN RIGHT. I’M CONSERVATIVE AND I’M A REPUBLICAN.
WOULD YOU VOTE FOR BOBBY I THINK I WOULD TAKE A CHANCE ON BOBBY POLIDO. HE’S SHOWING UP. HE’S A MAN OF THE PEOPLE. HE’S WALKED AROUND TOWN. HE’S WENT TO THE SHOPS.
HE SHOOK HANDS. I MEAN, YOU DON’T SEE TOO MANY OF THAT OUT OF A CANDIDATE NOWADAYS. THAT’S AUTHENTICITY. YOU DON’T YOU DON’T FIND THAT. DO YOU THINK BOBBY CAN WIN HERE?
I THINK HE HAS A DAMN GOOD CHANCE IN GONZALEZ COUNTY.
BOBBY, WE’RE IN THIS ERA OF PERSONALITY POLITICS. IT’S A IT’S A THING. IT WINS ELECTIONS. STAR POWER IS HELPFUL AND TOGETHER WITH HARD WORK, WE’VE SEEN IT HAPPEN.
PRESIDENT TRUMP WAS A STAR ON THE APPRENTICE. HE’S WON THE WHITE HOUSE TWICE. AND THEN HE ORDERED THE REPUBLICANS IN TEXAS TO GERRYMANDER THE STATE TO KEEP POWER IN THE HOUSE. YES. AND SO MY QUESTION TO YOU IS, YOU’VE GOT THE STAR POWER.
I’VE SEEN FIRSTHAND YOUR WORK ETHIC, HOW HARD YOU WORK. DO YOU THINK THAT YOU CAN BEAT REPUBLICANS? AT THEIR OWN GAME. I DON’T THINK I’D MAKE THE DECISION TO RUN IF I DIDN’T FEEL THAT WAY. BUT I DON’T VIEW IT AS THAT.
I, I VIEW IT, I VIEW IT AS. CAN I CONNECT WITH PEOPLE? THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS NOT TO BEAT REPUBLICANS. IT’S GOING TO CONNECT WITH PEOPLE, RIGHT? MEET THEM WHERE THEY’RE AT.
AND REPRESENT THEM LIKE THEY DESERVE TO BE REPRESENTED AND THAT TAKES A LOT OF WORK.
SO YOU’RE IN FOR THE WIN. THAT’S THE GOAL. YEAH, CAUSE IT’S NOT A VANITY PROJECT. IT’S NOT, IT’S, IT’S A REAL THING.
AND, UM, I TAKE IT SERIOUSLY. YOU CAN GERRYMANDER THE DISTRICT. YOU CAN’T GERRYMANDER TEJANO CULTURE..
