This is huge

If Republicans flip 35 seats in the U.S. House this November, they will have their largest majority in that body since the Great Depression (for context: the Democrats flipped 41 seats in their wave year of 2018).

What happened Tuesday evening in Texas is a harbinger of things to come. 

 

Republican Mayra Flores has flipped a U.S. House seat in deep blue south Texas in what is a likely indicator of the coming red tsunami that could hit the Democrat Party this fall during the midterm elections.

Flores beat Democrat Dan Sanchez in the special election for Texas’ 34th Congressional District. The seat was previously held by Rep. Filemon Vela (D) who stepped down earlier this year to become a lobbyist as all signs pointed to a brutal upcoming midterm election season for Democrats.

Flores is now “the first GOP candidate to represent that area of the Rio Grande Valley since 1870,” the Houston Chronicle reported, adding that she is now “the first congresswoman born in Mexico.”

Dave Wasserman, U.S. House editor of the nonpartisan Cook Political Report, tweeted: “I’ve seen enough: Mayra Flores (R) defeats Dan Sanchez (D) in the #TX34 special election, flipping an 84% Hispanic Rio Grande Valley seat red.”

While the 2020 election cycle has been overshadowed by Donald Trump and some of his ardent supporters crowing about a "stolen election," that cycle also showed Republicans making inroads with Hispanics as the GOP garnered their highest support ever among that demographic. It's clear they haven't lost that momentum, a prospect which is freaking out Democrats. 

Republicans are winning D+25 districts because of Latino voters. Democrats have a real problem and lecturing people about using LatinX isn't going to solve it.

— AG (@AGHamilton29) June 15, 2022

How about citing "white supremacy" for literally anything that somebody does in support of a Republican candidate? 

 

Elon Musk is not a leader. He’s just another Republican billionaire who supports white supremacy and authoritarianism because he doesn't want his workers to unionize or to pay his fair share in taxes.

The GOP just tried to end democracy and now he’s supporting them. https://t.co/WArBQQsHK5

— Jamaal Bowman (@JamaalBowmanNY) June 15, 2022

Sorry Congressman Bowman, but voters are no longer buying what y'all are selling, including that bit about democracy. 

 

This is going to cause some heads on Twitter to absolutely explode

Republicans are winning the “preserve Democracy” argument with votershttps://t.co/BeZaeYMQLU pic.twitter.com/hdX5oC0AZT

— Logan Dobson (@LoganDobson) June 16, 2022

Pauline Kael called from the great beyond. She said progs are far too embedded in their bubble. 

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