Texas Politics 365: Hispanics

Sunday, October 30, 2022

Former Democrat Candidate Defeated In a South Texas Border Election Mocks "Uneducated" Hispanic Voters

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A former Democrat candidate had said that Hispanics are voting for Republicans like @CasandraLGarcia, @monica4congress, and @MayraFlores2022 because they're "uneducated."

That's a quote from former Democratic candidate Dan Sanchez, who was defeated by Republican Flores in a special election earlier this year in a South Texas District that is heavily Hispanic.

The quote, from an unattributed article posted on Twitter, had Sanchez quoted as saying that Flores, "was appealing to the Hispanic, uneducated voter because she was from Mexico. And she was quote-unquote, the American dream," said Sanchez.

Flores, in a Fox News interview said she believes voters chose her because “I’m one of them and I’m also standing up for our values. God, family, our community. That’s who we are in South Texas. We’re all about hard work.”

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Friday, October 7, 2022

Republicans Field record Number of Blacks, Hispanics

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Republicans are fielding a more racially diverse array of candidates in the midterms, hoping to make gains among voters of color and counter criticism their party appeals only to White people.

Thirty Hispanic and 24 Black Republicans are on ballots for House races, part of an even larger group of nearly 200 Black and Latino Republicans who ran in primaries — both record figures, according to the National Republican Congressional Committee. Another five Black or Hispanic GOP candidates are running for Senate seats.

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