{"id":1422654,"date":"2022-04-06T20:44:38","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T00:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1422654"},"modified":"2022-04-06T20:45:18","modified_gmt":"2022-04-07T00:45:18","slug":"democrats-worst-nightmare-is-coming-true-in-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-worst-nightmare-is-coming-true-in-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats\u2019 Worst Nightmare Is Coming True in Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Fdemocrats-worst-nightmare-is-coming-true-in-texas%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=1422654&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--><ul>\n<li><strong>Hispanic women could dominate the GOP ticket in Texas in the upcoming midterms, with three potentially becoming the first Republicans to represent South Texas.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cI\u2019m not shocked that they\u2019re Hispanic, but I guess when you sit down and you really think about it, my gosh, they\u2019re all female, they\u2019re all Hispanic,\u201d Adrienne Pena Garza, chair of the Hidalgo County Republican Party, told the Daily Caller News Foundation.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cWe\u2019re the mothers \u2026 We\u2019re the ones who raise our children and we\u2019re not happy with all this stuff that\u2019s going on,\u201d Claudia Alcazar, chair of the Starr County Republican Party, told the DCNF.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A significant number of Hispanic women are poised to represent the Republican Party in Texas as congressional candidates in the upcoming midterms, creating a potential nightmare scenario for Democrats as they attempt to reverse GOP gains.<\/p>\n<p>Four Hispanic women have already won their respective GOP primaries, while two others made it to a runoff that will be held in May. Three of them, Mayra Flores, Monica de la Cruz and Cassy Garcia, have the potential to become the first Hispanic women and the first Republicans to represent South Texas in Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Hispanic female candidates and party officials told the Daily Caller News Foundation the development is a result of the demographic realizing their values align with the Republican Party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot just are you talking about gender, but you\u2019re also talking about \u2014 all three of them are Hispanic,\u201d Adrienne Pena Garza, chair of the Hidalgo County Republican Party, told the Daily Caller News Foundation. \u201cAll three of them are from the community, so they have a good pulse of what\u2019s really going on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Garza said she has never liked \u201cidentity politics\u201d but acknowledged it was remarkable to see the \u201cdomino effect\u201d of <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/03\/28\/republican-female-candidates-elise-stefanik-elevate-pac\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">conservative women entering the political arena<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not shocked that they\u2019re Hispanic, but I guess when you sit down and you really think about it, my gosh, they\u2019re all female, they\u2019re all Hispanic,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s really because America\u2019s been put last and people are seeing that and saying \u2018Hell no, we need to do something about this.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden severely <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/11\/03\/biden-trump-hispanic-voters-florida-ohio-georgia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">underperformed<\/a> with Hispanics across the country in the 2020 presidential election and the GOP has stepped up its efforts to capitalize on their gains. The Wall Street Journal\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/hispanic-voters-now-evenly-split-between-parties-wsj-poll-finds-11638972769\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">released<\/a> a poll in December that found Hispanic voters are now evenly split between both parties.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7404812\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7404812\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. Border Patrol agents stand by after Haitian immigrant families crossed the Rio Grande to Del Rio, Texas on September 23, 2021, from Ciudad Acuna, Mexico. (Photo by John Moore\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Claudia Alcazar, chair of the Starr County Republican Party, attributed the rise of Hispanic women in the GOP to a \u201cnew generation\u201d that is \u201ccoming out of the closet\u201d as conservative and feels empowered to speak out.<\/p>\n<p>Garza and Alcazar are two of the four Hispanic women chairing the Republican Party in the Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr and Zapata counties, all of which lie along the southern border. <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/04\/05\/florida-charlie-crist-ron-desantis-latinos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(<strong>RELATED: \u2018Wrought With Entitlement\u2019: Florida Dems Forced Back To The Drawing Board Over Cratering Latino Support)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re the mothers \u2026 we\u2019re the ones who raise our children and we\u2019re not happy with all this stuff that\u2019s going on through Critical Race Theory and all that stuff just doesn\u2019t alight with our views as Christian women,\u201d Alcazar said. \u201cSo yeah, we\u2019re getting more involved. Absolutely.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In Texas, the Republican National Committee has established Hispanic Community Centers to bring in more voters, setting up in <a href=\"https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lmtonline.com%2Finsider%2Farticle%2FRNC-opens-Laredo-Hispanic-Community-Center-16405136.php&#038;data=04%7C01%7CMMartinez%40gop.com%7C23b770fcdc2a43cde5fd08da10d33320%7C4a082c81950a410d9618462a9c74d6ae%7C1%7C0%7C637840796532225908%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&#038;sdata=L8zAhgFY9kJGxl%2Bmy8GLbYclN%2FczsugLDH38G0o2EHQ%3D&#038;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" 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href=\"https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ksat.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F2021%2F10%2F18%2Frepublican-national-committee-opens-community-center-in-san-antonio-to-attract-more-hispanic-voters%2F&#038;data=04%7C01%7CMMartinez%40gop.com%7C23b770fcdc2a43cde5fd08da10d33320%7C4a082c81950a410d9618462a9c74d6ae%7C1%7C0%7C637840796532225908%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&#038;sdata=gpFlz61MJcnYDl0vH1iUUfN3spR7%2FGnA4fDlxDYI0E4%3D&#038;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" 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href=\"https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Famkuehler%2Fstatus%2F1485680715886997505%3Fs%3D20%26t%3DGh6z-iIJaimPw4KdtRbZIw&#038;data=04%7C01%7CMMartinez%40gop.com%7C23b770fcdc2a43cde5fd08da10d33320%7C4a082c81950a410d9618462a9c74d6ae%7C1%7C0%7C637840796532225908%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&#038;sdata=C7mTClZqn3UyJ8k4xaIXoFDIDuJAqaK7D%2B%2F%2BMmO%2FVac%3D&#038;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Ftwitter.com%252Famkuehler%252Fstatus%252F1485680715886997505%253Fs%253D20%2526t%253DGh6z-iIJaimPw4KdtRbZIw%26data%3D04%257C01%257CMMartinez%2540gop.com%257C23b770fcdc2a43cde5fd08da10d33320%257C4a082c81950a410d9618462a9c74d6ae%257C1%257C0%257C637840796532225908%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%253D%257C3000%26sdata%3DC7mTClZqn3UyJ8k4xaIXoFDIDuJAqaK7D%252B%252F%252BMmO%252FVac%253D%26reserved%3D0&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1648605553911000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3S0Vb4XBxuol-VeO4ufPwp\">Houston<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Flores, who is campaigning to represent Texas\u2019 34th Congressional District, told the DCNF that she was glad the Republican Party was finally investing in the Hispanic community after the presidential election showed the demographic had potential.<\/p>\n<p>She said Hispanic Americans now understood their similar belief systems with the Republican Party on issues such as religion, abortion, and family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was born in Mexico, raised with strong conservatives values. I love my traditions, love my culture, love my roots and I think that we should never forget that,\u201d Flores said. \u201cOur values in the Hispanic community are just beautiful and I just want to make sure that our values don\u2019t die and I just feel that \u2026 the Democratic party is \u2026 fighting against those values.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the breaking of the family that is so important and dear for us Latinos and we came here, not only to have a better life but to have a better life for our children,\u201d Carmen Maria Montiel, who is running to represent Texas\u2019 18th Congressional District in Houston, told the DCNF. \u201cThe way that things are going, that\u2019s not going to happen. We\u2019re becoming more and more like the countries that we left.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7404811\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7404811\" class=\"wp-image-7404811 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1334154608-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Rio Grande Valley In Texas Sees Highest Numbers Of Migrant Crossings In Decades\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1334154608-scaled.jpg 8192w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1334154608-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1334154608-620x414-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1334154608-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1334154608-1536x1025-1.jpg 1536w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7404811\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Immigrants walk towards a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint after they crossed the Rio Grande from Mexico on August 14, 2021 in Roma, Texas. (Photo by John Moore\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Alcazar cited the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/10\/20\/migrant-apprehensions-southern-border-fiscal-year-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">massive amount of illegal immigration<\/a> as another reason Hispanics are turning towards the GOP, as inhabitants near the border, particularly mothers, no longer feel safe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe find paraphernalia of people crossing through my yard and it\u2019s scary to me,\u201d she said. \u201cI don\u2019t believe they\u2019re doing enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Flores will compete in a <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/03\/30\/special-election-texas-gop-hispanic-voters-mayra-flores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">special election<\/a> in June due to Democratic Rep. Fileman Vela\u2019s retirement from the seat on Thursday. She said it was necessary for the GOP to have Hispanic representation in order to secure the community\u2019s votes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey also need someone that looks like them,\u201d she said. \u201cThat \u2026 knows what it\u2019s like to live among them.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/09\/democrats-elections-2020-hispanics-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: \u2018They Don\u2019t Buy Into That At All\u2019: Are Far-Left Policies Behind Hispanic Voters\u2019 Rightward Shift?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Montiel concurred, arguing that, while former President Donald Trump was successful in rallying the Hispanic vote, the GOP would be even more successful with Hispanic candidates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI think that the Republican Party and the Democratic Party need to be represented by the people that represent our country,\u201d Montiel said. \u201cOur country is a multicolor society, so everybody needs to be represented.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very proud of all of my colleagues, Latina women that are running for office,\u201d she added. \u201cI hope more women will join us in this fight because we understand what this takes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. 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