{"id":555005,"date":"2021-06-07T07:36:15","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T11:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=555005"},"modified":"2021-06-07T07:36:18","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T11:36:18","slug":"democrats-panic-as-republicans-celebrate-mayoral-win-in-town-that-is-85-latino-were-in-big-trouble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-panic-as-republicans-celebrate-mayoral-win-in-town-that-is-85-latino-were-in-big-trouble\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats Panic As Republicans Celebrate Mayoral Win In Town That Is 85% Latino: \u2018We\u2019re In Big Trouble\u2019"},"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\">34<\/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-panic-as-republicans-celebrate-mayoral-win-in-town-that-is-85-latino-were-in-big-trouble%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=555005&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Biden23-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Democrats were stunned over the results of a mayoral race in South Texas over the weekend after the town elected a former chairman of a local county-level Republican Party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRepublicans celebrated Javier Villalobos\u2019 narrow win in the mayor\u2019s race in McAllen, Texas, on Saturday even though the race is technically nonpartisan,\u201d Fox News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/republicans-mcallen-mayor-javier-villalobos-texas\">reported<\/a>. \u201cVillalobos, an attorney, was appointed to the Prepaid Higher Education Tuition Board by [Texas Republican Governor Greg] Abbott in 2018 and is the former chair of the Hidalgo County GOP.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The election comes as the U.S. southern border has been flooded with illegal aliens under Democrat President Joe Biden. Vice President Kamala Harris was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/kamala-harris-no-press-conference-border-crisis\">tapped<\/a> to lead Biden\u2019s response to his border crisis, yet she still has not visited the border and has not held a news conference about the border crisis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet me start by thanking the voters, my team, my family &#038; everyone who helped run this campaign,\u201d Villalobos <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/javiervillalobos4mayor\/posts\/4030231767073552\">wrote<\/a> on Facebook. \u201cThank you McAllen for trusting &#038; believing in me. I promise to not let you down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Abbott congratulated Villalobos on Twitter, writing: \u201cJavier Villalobos is a proven leader who cares deeply about the people of the Rio Grande Valley. Congratulations on becoming the next Mayor of McAllen!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRepublicans and Hispanics in Texas share common values, and more Hispanics are voting Republican and getting elected as Republicans,\u201d Abbott later <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GregAbbott_TX\/status\/1401729291205976064\">added<\/a>. \u201cThey want to help keep Texas Red.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.8137651821862\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Javier Villalobos is a proven leader who cares deeply about the people of the Rio Grande Valley. <\/p>\n<p>Congratulations <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/J_VillalobosLaw?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@J_VillalobosLaw<\/a> on becoming the next Mayor of McAllen! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nelPZgaaDh\">pic.twitter.com\/nelPZgaaDh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Texans for Abbott (@AbbottCampaign) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AbbottCampaign\/status\/1401365398986145795?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Villalobos, who is currently a McAllen City Commissioner, beat Veronica Whitacre by a couple hundred votes in the election. Hidalgo County, which is home to McAllen, voted for Democrat Hillary Clinton by more than 40 points in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/2016-election\/results\/map\/president\/texas\/\">2016<\/a> and went to Democrat Joe Biden by 17 points in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmazing news! McAllen, Texas is a major border town of 140,000 people. 85% Hispanic \u2014 and just elected a Republican mayor,\u201d former Trump campaign spokesman Steve Cortes wrote on Twitter. \u2018The macro realignment accelerates in South Texas, and elsewhere, as Hispanics rally to America First: Strong Borders, Economic Nationalism, Pro-Police.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"15.994134897361\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Amazing news! McAllen, Texas is a major border town of 140,000 people. 85% Hispanic \u2014 and just elected a Republican mayor.<\/p>\n<p>The macro realignment accelerates in South Texas, and elsewhere, as Hispanics rally to America First: <\/p>\n<p>Strong Borders<br \/>Economic Nationalism<br \/>Pro-Police <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6sJPciZaJt\">pic.twitter.com\/6sJPciZaJt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Steve Cortes (@CortesSteve) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CortesSteve\/status\/1401506899602907138?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Democrats panicked over the election results, with Sawyer Hackett, Executive Director of Julian Castro\u2019s People First Future, wrote on Twitter: \u201cA GOP county chair just won a race for mayor of McAllen, Texas, a city that\u2019s 85% Latino. Hillary won the county by 40 points. If the Democratic Party doesn\u2019t get serious about Latino outreach, we\u2019re in big trouble.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"13.373134328358\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A GOP county chair just won a race for mayor of McAllen, Texas, a city that\u2019s 85% Latino. Hillary won the county by 40 points.<\/p>\n<p>If the Democratic Party doesn\u2019t get serious about Latino outreach, we\u2019re in big trouble.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sawyer Hackett (@SawyerHackett) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SawyerHackett\/status\/1401568466671394820?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Democrat Jon Mark Hogg tweeted: \u201cSo Republicans won the McAllen and Fort Worth Mayors races. Someone tell me again how we should stick with our current progressive message and strategy in Texas and not try to appeal to conservative\/moderate voters.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.5384615384615\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So Republicans won the McAllen and Fort Worth Mayors races. Someone tell me again how we should stick with our current progressive message and strategy in Texas and not try to appeal to conservative\/moderate voters.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jon Mark Hogg (@jonmarkhogg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonmarkhogg\/status\/1401359896587669504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>RNC Deputy Communications Director Nathan Brand celebrated the victory, writing on Twitter: \u201cBIG win for Republicans tonight in a border community. Biden\u2019s border crisis has real world ramifications for communities across the country, especially in cities like McAllen.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.306451612903\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BIG win for Republicans tonight in a border community. <\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s border crisis has real world ramifications for communities across the country, especially in cities like McAllen. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9FrUuWfx3Y\">https:\/\/t.co\/9FrUuWfx3Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nathan Brand (@NathanBrandWA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NathanBrandWA\/status\/1401363543669288960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cBig mayoral wins in Texas last night! In McAllen, we FLIPPED the Mayoral seat to Republican, while in Ft Worth our turnout efforts ensured that a Republican won over a Texas Democrat,\u201d RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel tweeted. \u201cBoth rightly rejected Biden and Harris\u2019 failed policies and voted for the GOP. Whether rejecting a crisis at the border or a squandered economic recovery, these municipalities moved decidedly toward the GOP, because our policies work.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"11.503448275862\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Both rightly rejected Biden and Harris\u2019 failed policies and voted for the GOP. Whether rejecting a crisis at the border or a squandered economic recovery, these municipalities moved decidedly toward the GOP, because our policies work. (2\/2)<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GOPChairwoman\/status\/1401641432855744513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Political analysts also took note of the victory:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.6666666666667\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Not just Trump:<\/p>\n<p>Heavily Hispanic McAllen, TX flips from D to R <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vD29n18Ey9\">https:\/\/t.co\/vD29n18Ey9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Patrick Ruffini (@PatrickRuffini) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatrickRuffini\/status\/1401380631326691333?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.4180327868852\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A Republican just won in McAllen, TX.  Let that sink in <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1Fvdx4GNjQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/1Fvdx4GNjQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chris Perkins (@PerkinsRRP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PerkinsRRP\/status\/1401371014932615169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cHispanic Republicans, especially women, have become something of political rock stars in South Texas after voters in the Rio Grande Valley shocked leaders in both parties in November by swinging sharply toward the G.O.P,\u201d The New York Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/05\/02\/us\/politics\/hispanic-republicans-texas.html?smid=tw-nytimes&#038;smtyp=cur\">reported<\/a> last month. \u201cThat conservative surge \u2014 and the liberal decline \u2014 has buoyed the Republican Party\u2019s hopes about its ability to draw Hispanic voters into what has long been an overwhelmingly white political coalition and to challenge Democrats in heavily Latino regions across the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats were stunned over the results of a mayoral race in South Texas over the weekend after the town elected a former chairman of a local county-level Republican Party.\u201cRepublicans celebrated &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2279409,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Biden23-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Democrats Panic As Republicans Celebrate Mayoral Win In Town That Is 85% Latino: \u2018We\u2019re In Big Trouble\u2019","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-555005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Biden23-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Democrats Panic As Republicans Celebrate Mayoral Win In Town That Is 85% Latino: \u2018We\u2019re In Big Trouble\u2019","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/555005","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=555005"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/555005\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2279409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=555005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=555005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=555005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}