{"id":2504676,"date":"2025-10-30T08:03:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T12:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spanberger-to-host-latino-outreach-rally-at-mexican-restaurant\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T08:06:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T12:06:36","slug":"spanberger-to-host-latino-outreach-rally-at-mexican-restaurant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spanberger-to-host-latino-outreach-rally-at-mexican-restaurant\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanberger to host Latino outreach rally at Mexican restaurant"},"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%2Fspanberger-to-host-latino-outreach-rally-at-mexican-restaurant%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=2504676&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>Democratic candidate Abigail Spanberger is hosting a Latino voter outreach event at a Mexican restaurant, Los Tios Grill, in Alexandria, Virginia, just days before the gubernatorial election. The event, part of her statewide &#8220;Virginia Votes Blue&#8221; bus tour, also includes an Asian American and Pacific Islander outreach stop shortly afterwards. While Spanberger&#8217;s campaign presents these as efforts to engage key voting blocs, some Latino leaders in Virginia criticize the approach as out of touch and last-minute.Conservative Latino voices question the choice of venue, viewing it as a superficial or stereotypical gesture, and call for more transparent and inclusive engagement rather than closed-door events requiring registration. They also express frustration over the Democratic Party&#8217;s lack of focus on issues important to Latinos, such as immigration, economic concerns, and education, suggesting that outreach efforts feel like political checkboxes rather than genuine commitments. Spanberger&#8217;s campaign was reached for comment amid these critiques.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">&lsquo;Political checkbox:&rsquo; Spanberger to host Latino outreach rally at Mexican restaurant<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2369425\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Days away from the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Virginia\">Virginia<\/a> gubernatorial election, Democratic candidate <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Abigail-Spanberger\/\">Abigail Spanberger<\/a> will host a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Latinos\/\">Latino voter<\/a> outreach event at a Mexican restaurant, a strategy that some Latino leaders in the state see as out of touch and far too late to resonate with this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-fails-to-give-biden-positive-rating-his-hesitancy-has-made-things-not-optimal\/\" title=\"... Ocasio...Cortez Fails to Give Biden Positive Rating: His &#039;Hesitancy&#039; Has Made Things &#039;Not Optimal&#039;\">critical voting bloc<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Spanberger is scheduled to rally Latino voters Thursday afternoon at the Alexandria location of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/lostiosgrill.com\/del-ray\/\">Los Tios Grill<\/a>, a local Tex-Mex restaurant chain known for its large margaritas, according to event details obtained by the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3868372\/what-to-know-mikie-sherrill-jack-ciattarelli\/\">What to know about the two candidates for governor in New Jersey<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3866894\/what-to-know-voting-virginia-2025-election-cycle\/\">What to know about voting in Virginia this election cycle<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3868654\/sherrill-spanberger-dnc-vote-drive-governors-race\/\">Sherrill and Spanberger join DNC vote drive with NJ governor&#8217;s race in dead heat<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The address for the &ldquo;Latinos for Spanberger&rdquo; event is <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilize.us\/mobilize\/event\/857993\/\">listed<\/a> as private, and those interested in attending must register online via Mobilize.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Ruben-Gallego\">Ruben Gallego<\/a>, a Latino Democrat representing <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Arizona\">Arizona<\/a>, is slated to stump for Spanberger at the hour-and-a-half lunchtime event, which Spanberger&rsquo;s campaign advertises as a rally.<\/p>\n<p>After the Los Tios Grill get-together, Spanberger is rallying half an hour later at a Korean tea shop for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilize.us\/vea\/event\/857996\/\">an Asian American and Pacific Islander outreach event<\/a>, the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> has learned. Spanberger will visit <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.soricha.com\/\">Soricha Tea &amp; Theater<\/a>, a Korean cafe located in an Annandale-area strip mall, though those venue details are also private.<\/p>\n<p>The back-to-back events are billed as stops in Spanberger&rsquo;s statewide &ldquo;Virginia Votes Blue&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-ramps-up-campaign-against-ohio-issue-1-left-wing-power-grab-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"GOP ramps up ... against Ohio Issue 1: &#039;Left...wing power grab&#039;... Washington Examiner\">bus tour ahead<\/a> of Election Day.<\/p>\n<p>Some conservative Latino voices in Virginia view the Spanberger campaign&rsquo;s choice of venue at a Mexican restaurant as tactlessly pandering to Latino voters.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I love Mexican food, but I&rsquo;m not Mexican,&rdquo; said Astrid G&aacute;mez, the Venezuelan-born chairwoman of the Latino National Republican Coalition&rsquo;s Virginia chapter. &ldquo;Is there a presumption that everybody is? Do they feel like all of us are Mexican?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rev. Jonathan Avenda&ntilde;o, vice chairman of the Virginia Governor&rsquo;s Latino Advisory Board, questioned why Spanberger&rsquo;s campaign did not publicly list the location details.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If this event is truly about connecting with the Latino community, why not make it open to all?&rdquo; Avenda&ntilde;o told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;True engagement requires transparency and accessibility. Latinos deserve the opportunity to hear directly from every candidate seeking to represent them, not just a select few behind closed doors.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Avenda&ntilde;o noted that Spanberger&rsquo;s campaign event comes &ldquo;immediately after&rdquo; her competitor, Virginia&rsquo;s GOP Lt. Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/winsome-earle-sears\/\">Winsome Earle-Sears<\/a>, recently held her own <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3864103\/cpac-event-latino-voters-virginia-2025-elections\/\">Latino outreach gathering<\/a>, &ldquo;which was open to the public and welcomed everyone, regardless of political affiliation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Abigail Spanberger and Winsome Earle-Sears (Graeme Jennings\/AP photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s what authentic outreach looks like: creating space for honest dialogue and inclusion, not carefully controlled appearances,&rdquo; Avenda&ntilde;o countered.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, Avenda&ntilde;o continued, Spanberger&rsquo;s get-out-the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/off-base-four-leading-democrats-voters-have-called-out-in-2023\/\" title=\"In 2023, four prominent Democratic voters voiced their concerns\">-vote event<\/a>, occurring in the final week before the Nov. 4 election, comes off as hastily thrown together in the 11th hour of her campaign.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[W]hat we&rsquo;re seeing from Spanberger feels more like a last-minute effort than a genuine investment in Virginia&rsquo;s Latino community,&rdquo; Avenda&ntilde;o said. &ldquo;Outreach shouldn&rsquo;t be a political checkbox at the end of a campaign &mdash; it should be a consistent commitment.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3867671\/spanberger-relies-out-of-state-residents\/\">SPANBERGER RELIES ON OUT-OF-STATE RESIDENTS, DC, AND THE ULTRA WEALTHY WHILE OUTRAISING SEARS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>G&aacute;mez said the Democratic Party at large has not properly addressed the issues that matter most to the Latino community, citing mass immigration; Virginia&rsquo;s exorbitantly high vehicle tax, as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/exit-polls-2024-presidential-election\/\">2024 exit polling<\/a> found the economy to be the top issue for Latino voters; and ideological conflicts afflicting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sf-school-board-president-accuses-mayor-of-division-for-criticizing-renaming-re-opening-plans\/\" title=\"SF School Board President Accuses Mayor Of \u2018Division\u2019 For Criticizing Renaming, Re...Opening Plans\">public school system<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It matters to us what is happening in these schools,&rdquo; G&aacute;mez, the founder of Family Services Network, an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >abuse prevention advocacy organization actively involved<\/a> in Northern Virginia&rsquo;s schools, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>On the campaign trail, Spanberger has faced scrutiny for her tepid stance on whether biological boys should be able to access girls-only facilities or play against girls in school sports, among other school transgender controversies, in what&rsquo;s become a culture flashpoint,<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3782741\/virginia-public-school-transgender-controversies-could-scramble-governors-race\/\"> scrambling the governor&rsquo;s race<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They are not addressing anything,&rdquo; G&aacute;mez said of Virginia Democrats, &ldquo;because when I watch TV just to see what they are talking about, they don&rsquo;t say what they are going to fix. The only thing that they do is attack the Republican candidates. Why don&rsquo;t you say what are you going to do?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3866032\/virginia-election-key-issues-what-to-know\/\"><strong>THE TOP ISSUES DOMINATING THE VIRGINIA ELECTION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>G&aacute;mez said she feels frustrated with &ldquo;the games that the Democratic Party plays with the Latino community.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As a Latina living in this country for 31 years in Virginia, I can see how the Democrat Party has neglected the Latino community, always saying that they are going to fix the immigration problem, because the big, big problem for Latinos is immigration,&rdquo; G&aacute;mez said.<\/p>\n<p>Latino and Hispanic households are <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Alexandria&rsquo;s fastest-growing demographic. In 2020, nearly 30,000 residents of Hispanic or Latino origin were&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alexandriava.gov\/demographics\/2020-us-census\">counted in the U.S. Census<\/a>, a 30% increase from 2010 that outpaced<\/span> Alexandria&rsquo;s overall growth. Today, according to Alexandria&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/alexgis.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/dashboards\/f68eecc1b86444a189e229caf87f11b0\">demographics database<\/a>, Hispanic and Latino residents comprise 18% of the population.<\/p>\n<p>Spanberger&rsquo;s campaign was contacted for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Political checkbox:&#8217; Spanberger&#8217;s late Latino rally at Mexican eatery<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3767,"featured_media":2504677,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25221552165970.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[66143,66144,4433,32249],"class_list":["post-2504676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-latino-outreach","tag-mexican-restaurant","tag-rally","tag-spanberger"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25221552165970.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2504676","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3767"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2504676"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2504676\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2504680,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2504676\/revisions\/2504680"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2504677"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2504676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2504676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2504676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}