{"id":1295021,"date":"2022-02-13T19:22:37","date_gmt":"2022-02-14T00:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1295021"},"modified":"2022-02-13T19:22:46","modified_gmt":"2022-02-14T00:22:46","slug":"aoc-says-texas-turning-blue-is-inevitable-during-san-antonio-rally-for-progressive-candidates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-says-texas-turning-blue-is-inevitable-during-san-antonio-rally-for-progressive-candidates\/","title":{"rendered":"AOC Says &#039;Texas Turning Blue Is Inevitable&#039; During San Antonio Rally for Progressive Candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Faoc-says-texas-turning-blue-is-inevitable-during-san-antonio-rally-for-progressive-candidates%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1295021&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) told a masked San Antonio crowd that \u201cTexas turning blue is inevitable\u201d while she stumped for two Democratic congressional candidates Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Ocasio-Cortez made the comments during a voting rally at the Paper Tiger live music venue, where she endorsed progressive Democrat candidates Jessica Cisneros and Greg Casar, who are running for seats in the state\u2019s 28th and 35th Congressional districts, respectively, MySanAntonio.com <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysanantonio.com\/news\/local\/article\/Alexandria-Ocasio-Cortez-Paper-Tiger-San-Antonio-16913450.php\">reported<\/a>. The primary elections are set for March 1.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Per the outlet, Ocasio-Cortez said:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span>Here\u2019s what\u2019s exciting about Jessica\u2019s race and Greg\u2019s race, is that if we flip Texas, we flip the country\u2026Texas turning blue is inevitable. The only question is when. We are going to fight for a living wage, we are going to make sure we unionize the hell out of this state\u2026 and we\u2019re going to make sure that not one dime is made exploitatively across any worker, especially the undocumented.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ocasio-Cortez: Texas turning blue. Inevitable. Inevitable! It will happen. The only question is when..We&#8217;re going to make sure we unionize the hell out of this state.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChadPergram\/status\/1492706013027438593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 13, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The congresswoman from New York \u201csaid&nbsp;she supports the two for Congress due to their shared interests for Texas and the U.S., including Medicare for all, good-paying union jobs, and reproductive freedom,\u201d according to MySanAntonio.com.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19868362\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1370200920.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19868362 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1370200920-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - FEBRUARY 12: U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks during the &#039;Get Out the Vote&#039; rally on February 12, 2022 in San Antonio, Texas. U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) alongside candidates Jessica Cisneros and Greg Casar gathered and rallied with supporters ahead of the Democratic March primaries. (Photo by Brandon Bell\/Getty Images)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks during the \u2018Get Out the Vote\u2019 rally on February 12, 2022 in San Antonio, Texas. (Brandon Bell\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cisneros is an immigration attorney and is primarying incumbent Democrat Rep. Henry Cuellar, who represents the 28th district in the Lone Star State, MySanAntonio.com reported. Cuellar has held the seat since 2005. The other AOC-endorsed candidate, Casar, a former member of the Austin City Council, is running in the 35th district, which is currently held by longtime Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D). Doggett is running for the state\u2019s newly created 37th district, <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Lloyd_Doggett\">according to<\/a> Ballotpedia.<\/p>\n<p>While speaking at a Christian Science Monitor breakfast in September of 2019, Republican Senator Ted Cruz (TX) said if the GOP were to lose Texas, it would spell doom, <em>Politico<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2019\/09\/12\/ted-cruz-texas-2020-1492264\">reported<\/a> at the time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we lose Texas, it\u2019s game over,\u201d Cruz said at the breakfast while referencing the 2020 election. \u201cI don\u2019t believe Texas will turn blue but central to that is we\u2019re going to have to work to communicate and turn people out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In terms of recent presidential general election results, Democrats have made slow and steady progress in closing the gap in Texas. Former President Donald J. Trump secured the state and its 38 electoral votes by a margin of 52.1 percent to President Joe Biden\u2019s 46.5 percent, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/2020-election\/results\/texas\/\">according to<\/a> <em>Politico<\/em>. In 2016, Trump fared slightly better than in 2020, garnering 52.6 percent of the vote, while failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton received 43.4 percent of the vote \u2013 substantially less than Biden\u2019s recent 46.5 percent, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/2016-election\/results\/map\/president\/texas\/\">per<\/a> <em>Politico<\/em>. Back in 2012, then-presidential candidate Mitt Romney, a Republican, brought home 57.4 percent of votes, while former President Barack Obama earned 41.4 percent of the vote, <em>Politico<\/em>\u2018s 2012 election map <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/2012-election\/results\/president\/texas\/\">shows<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) told a masked San Antonio crowd that \u201cTexas turning blue is inevitable\u201d while she stumped for two Democratic congressional candidates Saturday. 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