A grassroots nonprofit formed during the pandemic to encourage voter participation in minority communities—especially Hispanics—in Orange County, California, is now gaining some recognition from Republicans across the state.
Established in 2021, leaders of the Santa Ana-based organization chose the name ¡BASTA!, which means “enough” in Spanish, because, they said, it has been used historically for Latinos seeking revolutionary change in governance.
President of the group Ron Flores told The Epoch Times he has always questioned why most Latinos vote liberal, when, he said, their culture is naturally one with conservative roots.
“They go to Church, they’re concerned about crime and education. … They’re conservative,” he said. “So why do they always vote Democrat?”…