{"id":1542522,"date":"2022-07-07T08:05:22","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T12:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1542522"},"modified":"2022-07-07T08:05:33","modified_gmt":"2022-07-07T12:05:33","slug":"ideological-battleground-shapes-up-in-south-texas-congressional-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ideological-battleground-shapes-up-in-south-texas-congressional-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Ideological Battleground Shapes Up in South Texas Congressional Race"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fideological-battleground-shapes-up-in-south-texas-congressional-race%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=1542522&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>Congressional candidate Monica De La Cruz (R-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-texas\">Texas<\/a>) believes the stark difference between her traditional values and the left-wing values of her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-progressive\">progressive<\/a> opponent will be what flips South Texas District 15 red come November.<\/p>\n<p>De La Cruz faces Michelle Vallejo (D-Texas) in a Congressional district that is heavily Hispanic and traditionally votes blue. Both candidates run small businesses in the South Texas district neighboring the Mexican border.<\/p>\n<p>That is where the similarities between the two end.<\/p>\n<p>De La Cruz of\u00a0Edinburg, Texas, was raised by a single mother and put herself through the University of Texas at San Antonio. She is a pro-life candidate who believes America is a country built on faith and family. She wants a return to former President Donald Trump\u2019s border policies to stop illegal immigration and reverse the Democratic policies she attributes to soaring inflation.<\/p>\n<p>Vallejo, of Mission, Texas, attended Columbia University and says she wants to make South Texas more \u201cequitable.\u201d Her biography says she comes from a family of farm workers and that she wants to represent the working class. She believes in keeping abortion legal, offering \u201crights and opportunities\u201d to illegal immigrants, eliminating fossil fuels in favor of \u201cgreen energy,\u201d and championing LGBTQ+ rights. Her platform seeks to expand social programs such as \u201cMedicare for All.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy opponent Michelle Vallejo, highlighting her radical progressive agenda, will further show the divide between the Democrats and the Republicans,\u201d De La Cruz told The Epoch Times.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/07\/05\/headshot_medium-1200x1329.jpg\"><\/a> Monica De La Cruz, (R-Texas) believes her progressive opponent\u2019s radical views will not sit well with traditional Hispanic voters. (Photo courtesy of Monica De La Cruz) <\/p>\n<p>Vallejo, endorsed by left-wing progressives such as Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), became her party\u2019s District 15 nominee after defeating moderate Democrat Ruben Ramirez by 35 votes during the primary.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, a moderate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congressional candidate Monica De La Cruz (R-Texas) believes the stark difference between her traditional values and the left-wing values of her progressive opponent will be what flips South Texas District 15 red come November. De La Cruz faces Michelle Vallejo (D-Texas) in a Congressional district that is heavily Hispanic and traditionally votes blue. 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