Republicans pin hope on Latino vote in Texas' new battleground

Oct 10, 2022 View Original Article
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  • Policy Leaning

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Bias Score Analysis

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"The congressmen told The News that voters should be reminded that Democrats were the party that gave them Social Security, Medicare, Pell grants and the Affordable Care Act."
Positive
24% Conservative
"Voters here care deeply about immigration, border security, economic development, jobs and quality housing."
Positive
18% Conservative
"Border security is an issue that has attracted a lot of attention among Republican voters."
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-26% Liberal
"Leslie Davies, a 31-year-old corrections officer from Cameron County, says she likes Flores, the 34th District representative, because she puts God first."
Positive
16% Conservative
"Under the previous district map, Biden won the area by 4 points in 2020, but the redrawn district covers an area he won by 15 points."
Positive
14% Conservative
"It's just interesting to see if Trump's performance is going to stick, or if it's just a 2020 phenomenon."
Positive
12% Conservative
"They've been claiming all these years that they are for people like me.Flores declined to be interviewed, but said she was confident of victory and praised her campaign team."
Positive
10% Conservative
"Martinez said Trump was able to woo South Texas voters because of his record on the economy and jobs."
Positive
8% Conservative
"After Flores flipped the 34th Congressional District in a June special election, Republicans want to win two additional seats in Congress this November, with help from new maps Texas lawmakers drew during redistricting in 2021."
Positive
2% Conservative
"Democrats didn't put much money or resources into the special election Flores won in June, which featured multiple members of their party and had low turnout."
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2% Conservative
"It's so important, especially now, that we stand for our values and that we are not afraid to speak the word of God, Flores told the crowd."
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2% Conservative
"Cruz, who was visiting the Rio Grande Valley as part of his bus tour to elect conservatives to Congress, predicted all three Latina Republicans -- Flores, De La Cruz and Garcia -- would win."
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2% Conservative
"And then four years later, 75"
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0% Conservative
"Republicans ruing in South Texas had no chance, and it's a relief that we are now wiing elections, he said as Cruz and U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores posed for pictures with GOP activists."
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-6% Liberal
"De La Fuente, who stood in a long line to meet Cruz and Flores, also made a point that resonates with many GOP voters in South Texas, where former President John F. Keedy and other Democrats established a loyal following."
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-8% Liberal
"Since Flores won the special election, the November contest is a battle of sitting members of Congress."
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-14% Liberal
"Gonzalez said Trump radicalized some residents in the Valley, particularly the uninformed, but that they are paying more attention to politics."
Negative
-14% Liberal
"Former President Trump's 2020 win in Zapata County and near-victory in Starr County represented a shift to Republicans, and President Joe Biden's margins of victory in the counties he won were smaller than Hillary Clinton's in 2016."
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2% Conservative
"Former President Trump's 2020 win in Zapata County and near-victory in Starr County represented a shift to Republicans, and President Joe Biden's margins of victory in the counties he won were smaller than Hillary Clinton's in 2016."
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2% Conservative
"Former President Trump's 2020 win in Zapata County and near-victory in Starr County represented a shift to Republicans, and President Joe Biden's margins of victory in the counties he won were smaller than Hillary Clinton's in 2016."
Positive
2% Conservative
"In addition to Flores' seat, Republicans are hoping Monica De La Cruz defeats Democrat Michelle Vallejo in the 15th District, which Texas lawmakers drew to lean Republican, and that Cassy Garcia wins the 28th District, which incumbent Rep. Henry Cuellar has held since 2005."
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0% Conservative
"In addition to Flores' seat, Republicans are hoping Monica De La Cruz defeats Democrat Michelle Vallejo in the 15th District, which Texas lawmakers drew to lean Republican, and that Cassy Garcia wins the 28th District, which incumbent Rep. Henry Cuellar has held since 2005."
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0% Conservative
"The power of incumbency and the money spent on behalf of Flores, a Mexican immigrant who is married to a border security agent, make her a serious threat to win reelection, political observers say."
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-18% Liberal
"U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat of New York joined Gonzalez for the brunch with the Hidalgo County Democrats, a sign that national party members are making an effort to ensure the Valley stays blue."
Negative
-22% Liberal
"U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat of New York joined Gonzalez for the brunch with the Hidalgo County Democrats, a sign that national party members are making an effort to ensure the Valley stays blue."
Negative
-22% Liberal
"U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, a three-term congressman, is departing the nearby 15th District, where he defeated De La Cruz in 2020, to run in the general election against Flores in the more Democratic-friendly 34th."
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0% Conservative
"U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, a three-term congressman, is departing the nearby 15th District, where he defeated De La Cruz in 2020, to run in the general election against Flores in the more Democratic-friendly 34th."
Positive
0% Conservative
"In Weslaco, Gonzalez told The Dallas Morning News it was important that he beat Flores, who he said would take the district in the wrong direction."
Negative
-2% Liberal
"In Weslaco, Gonzalez told The Dallas Morning News it was important that he beat Flores, who he said would take the district in the wrong direction."
Negative
-2% Liberal
"At a recent rally in Harlingen, Flores mocked Gonzalez for switching districts."
Positive
2% Conservative
"At a recent rally in Harlingen, Flores mocked Gonzalez for switching districts."
Positive
2% Conservative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : The congressmen told The News that voters should be reminded that Democrats were the party that gave them Social Security, Medicare, Pell grants and the Affordable Care Act.
59% : Voters here care deeply about immigration, border security, economic development, jobs and quality housing.
37% : "Border security is an issue that has attracted a lot of attention among Republican voters.

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