Despite widespread predictions of major Democratic electoral victories this November, South Texas GOP candidate Eric Flores is predicting a "red tidal wave" in the Lone Star State, with controversial Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico as the most prominent Democrat at the top of the ticket about the "Squad." Flores, a U.S. Army veteran running in Texas' 34th Congressional District, called out Talarico for his recent "flip-flop" on some of his most controversial stances, including calling God "nonbinary" and saying there are six sexes. He argued that Talarico’s decision to walk back those statements is proof that he and other Democrats in the state "don’t have a record to run on." In an interview with Fox News last week, Talarico said he supports banning gender surgery for minors and opposed transgender-identifying men competing in women’s sports.
He also addressed his controversial "God is non-binary" comment, saying, "I was being provocative with that statement. I get that," and "what I was trying to say is that you can't use human categories to define God, and that's not controversial theologically. In fact, the late Charlie Kirk, the late Pope Benedict, all said the same thing." In response, Flores shot back, "Those aren't provocative statements; those were statements that were made with intention, and that's showing who he truly is." TALARICO SAYS HE 'MISSED THE MARK' AS HE BACKTRACKS ON CONTROVERSIAL WOKE STATEMENTS Flores is running in a competitive race for a heavily Hispanic district that has long been a Democratic stronghold.
The seat is currently held by Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas. Despite long being considered a solidly blue district, President Donald Trump won it in 2024.
Republicans have also narrowed Democrats’ advantage in the district over the past several election cycles. Flores argued that, with Talarico as the most prominent Democrat running statewide in Texas, this will be the year the GOP finally seals the deal. "They're saying that there's a blue wave.
Well, I got news for folks, there's a red tidal wave coming because we're going to be getting rid of the wrong type of Democrats like my opponent," he said. He credits the GOP’s rising chances in the district to eroding trust in Democrats in South Texas. He said "the voters are finally asking the questions that South Texas deserves to hear." "Everything that I hear throughout Texas 34 is simple, and they are thinking about their pocketbook; they're thinking about inflation and the cost of living," he explained.
Flores’ pitch to try to break through the Democrats’ longtime hold on South Texas is "that this isn't a contract election, it's a contrast election." "What does that mean? That it's common sense, which is the Republican Party, against communism and fake and the wrong type of Democrats like my opponent who are voting 80 to 85% of the time with AOC," he said. THE HISPANIC VOTE IS UP FOR GRABS IN 2026.
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