Hispanic women running as Republicans in Texas

 Daily Caller:

A significant number of Hispanic women are poised to represent the Republican Party in Texas as congressional candidates in the upcoming midterms, creating a potential nightmare scenario for Democrats as they attempt to reverse GOP gains.

Four Hispanic women have already won their respective GOP primaries, while two others made it to a runoff that will be held in May. Three of them, Mayra Flores, Monica de la Cruz and Cassy Garcia, have the potential to become the first Hispanic women and the first Republicans to represent South Texas in Congress.

Hispanic female candidates and party officials told the Daily Caller News Foundation the development is a result of the demographic realizing their values align with the Republican Party.

“Not just are you talking about gender, but you’re also talking about — all three of them are Hispanic,” Adrienne Pena Garza, chair of the Hidalgo County Republican Party, told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “All three of them are from the community, so they have a good pulse of what’s really going on.”

Garza said she has never liked “identity politics” but acknowledged it was remarkable to see the “domino effect” of conservative women entering the political arena.

“I’m not shocked that they’re Hispanic, but I guess when you sit down and you really think about it, my gosh, they’re all female, they’re all Hispanic,” she said. “It’s really because America’s been put last and people are seeing that and saying ‘Hell no, we need to do something about this.’”

President Joe Biden severely underperformed with Hispanics across the country in the 2020 presidential election and the GOP has stepped up its efforts to capitalize on their gains. The Wall Street Journal released a poll in December that found Hispanic voters are now evenly split between both parties.

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This movement will have a huge impact on statewide races in Texas too.  Democrats will have a difficult time winning those races if half the Hispanics vote for the GOP candidate.  These women will also have a real shot at winning their local races. 

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