Democrats Aren't Taking Their Texas Special Election Loss Well

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Democrats Aren't Taking Their Texas Special Election Loss Well
Spencer Brown

Posted: Jun 16, 2022 10:45 AM

After Republican Mayra Flores won the special election for Texas' 34th Congressional District — flipping the D+5 district that covers a portion of the Rio Grande Valley — Democrats are apparently not doing well.

After winning her election on Tuesday night, Flores tweeted that her campaign "started the red wave" that's been building ahead of November's general election — and Democrats are apparently realizing just how big that red wave may be.

Fresh reporting in POLITICO on Wednesday showed how Democrats are in disarray in new ways and how the blame game has already started after just one special election loss in Texas. "Republicans blew up more than a century of almost uninterrupted Democratic control in that region Tuesday night, earning a special election win in a heavily Latino border district they had rarely even contested since its creation in 2012 — but where the GOP has made rapid gains in the last few years," POLITICO reported.

The campaign manager for Flores' opponent — Democrat Dan Sanchez — told The Texas Tribune that national Democrat campaign infrastructure amounted to "a complete and total abdication of duty." He added that "the DCCC, DNC, and other associated national committees have failed at their single purpose of existence: winning elections." Oof.

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[Kamaji]

The campaign manager for Flores' opponent — Democrat Dan Sanchez — told The Texas Tribune that national Democrat campaign infrastructure amounted to "a complete and total abdication of duty." He added that "the DCCC, DNC, and other associated national committees have failed at their single purpose of existence: winning elections." Oof.

Of course; that's because the DNC have just assumed that latinos are as much permanent residents of the DNC plantation as they have assumed blacks are.

This election shows the falsity of that assumption.

[Fishrrman]

She will serve only a year and will need to run for re-election in 2022.
However, due to redistricting the demographics of her district will change next time, with more dem-com voters in the reapportioned "new" district.

So while her victory is worth celebrating today, the fight "next-time-round" is going to be considerably tougher...

[cato potatoe]

Holding it in the fall is a tall order.  TX 15 and 28 are probably going to flip though.

[IsailedawayfromFR]

She will serve only a year and will need to run for re-election in 2022.
However, due to redistricting the demographics of her district will change next time, with more dem-com voters in the reapportioned "new" district.

So while her victory is worth celebrating today, the fight "next-time-round" is going to be considerably tougher...

Seemingly an opinion not too based upon history.

This is a district comprosing 85% Hispanic so why would "the demographics of her district will change"? Are you suggesting it will be more white so more Dems will vote or what?

This district was created in 2012, and the Democrat has handily won every single election until now but has been losing spread over the past two elections.

So why would that be something suggesting it will go decidedly back to Democrat hands now that the trend is Republican?

Please explain your opinion.  It appears counter to trends seen here and elsewhere.