Republican Mayra Flores remains on the offensive in the traditionally blue Texas Congressional District 34, making last-minute campaign stops in hopes of overwhelming her main Democratic rival in the special election on June 14.
Republicans on the national level have been pouring money and effort into the race because they believe South Texas Latinos share the same concerns as conservatives about border safety and the economy. The possibility of making inroads into a Democratic stronghold has emboldened Republicans, who aim to flip the region red and regain control of the U.S. House of Representatives.
“Democrats caused the price of everything to skyrocket and created a border crisis they can’t fix. They’ve completely abandoned South Texas,” Torunn Sinclair, a spokeswoman for the National Republican Congressional Committee, said via text to The Epoch Times….