Exactly What is the Tequila Party Selling?

Remember the Tequila Party?

OK, that’s not the best way to make a point: which one? …some of it? I didn’t mean THAT Tequila Party, I meant the political one, started in Nevada no too long ago. Disgruntled Latino conservatives decided to splinter from the GOP and at the same time distance themselves from the Tea Party. So they started the Tequila Party. Catchy.

Well here we are several months later and one of those tequileros has decided to run for Mayor of Las Vegas. His name is Geroge Harris, founder of the Nevada Tequila Party as well as the Alien Tequila Spirits Co., described by hispanicallyspeakingnews.com as an upscale downtown Las Vegas Mexican restaurant.

The problem is that Nevadans aren’t sure what he’s selling.

“I’m promoting my restaurant. I’m promoting my tequila. If I’m doing a good job, just think about what I am going to do with the city of Las Vegas.”
It has become hard to separate Harris’ political and business interests, especially after his mayoral candidacy kick-off party – held at his restaurant—saw “Mayor George” t-shirts, a Mariachi band, plenty of bottles of his tequila, Mexican finger foods, but really, no sign of the Tequila Party.

Here’s what we know about this guy: he speaks little Spanish (not that it’s a problem or anything), he’s the former state GOP chairman and state GOP finance chairman, he wants to get Latinos more involved in politics (one shot at a time?), he wants to heal the nation’s immigration wounds (don’t we all?), and wants to promote Mexican culture (!).

It’s kinda’ reminiscent of old-time South Texas pachanga politics.

[Photo by lil’bear]

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