The Culture Flip
Historic Republican win in a majority Hispanic district sends shockwaves
The victory of Mexian-born Republican candidate Mayra Flores in Texas’s 34th Congressional District special election (by-election for Commonwealth readers) has sent shockwaves far beyond South Texas and spells yet more disaster for the domestically and internationally beleaguered Biden Administration. Republicans can feel confident about midterm elections, bolstered by this win and the Virginia state election last year which was their first post-Trump success.
If you don’t already know, the district in question is located in South Texas - with a large Hispanic population and tendency to vote Democrat in a state dominated by Republicans. However, the GOP has worked hard to build support here and produce a remarkable shift. The region has solidly supported Democratic presidential candidates in the past including Clinton and Obama. However, the vote for Biden in 2020 was actually lower than previous elections.
The Virginia state election last year was perhaps the first sign that normal Americans are getting sick of the madness which has gripped the nation since 2020, and the evident intent of Leftists to persecute their opponents in the social, cultural and political fields.
But there are battles being fought right across the USA. At state and local levels there are fights over abortion, education, policing and justice which is producing surprising results. Even many Democrats are tiring of woke “justice” which led to the historic ousting of Chesa Boudin in the San Francisco recall. School boards are another areas where conservatives are fighting the Culture Wars, and the possibility of Roe v Wade being overturned remains.
But Flores’ historic win in Texas points to an increasingly diverse future for the conservative movement in the Anglosphere. Already, Eastern European, Iranian, Cuban and Asian migrants have established themselves as vocal voices in the movement, articulating opposition to Communist and Islamist infiltration of American and wider Western politics.
There is a good chance that more than just the 34th will be held by Republicans come November. South Texas may be the birthplace of a new quiet revolution in American politics, especially “minority” politics.