McALLEN, Texas |...At this point in the much-watched campaign, it's a mauling. Picture a powerhouse football team taking a 44-point lead into halftime. Five months to go before Election Day and District 34 Congressman Vicente Gonzalez has once-feisty Republican opponent Mayra Flores in his rearview mirror, her rumbling body barely visible in the dust cloud.
It's about representation, isn't - about doing for the constituency.
Gonzalez is doing it pretty much weekly. His string of bring-homes includes cash for needed dredging at the Port of Brownsville and for improvements to the air traffic control tower at Harlingen's busy-busy airport.
Now this from his office:
". . . .Thank you to U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development for providing $7.9M in grants to upgrade public housing in South Texas. This greatly supports disadvantaged families and strengthens our communities."
Lord knows it'll help. Public housing in the Rio Grande Valley is woeful compared to other areas of the country. This grant is a win-win for all concerned, the poor especially.
Opponent Flores, of course, is at a wicked and distinguishable disadvantage. Shown in color photograph at right, she's the challenger and there is nothing she can do to match what Gonzalez is doing, although check-by-check, she has helped a few RGV eateries during the past two weeks, her eating-out escapades the centerpiece of her excitable Facebook page.
Something better spark the Flores campaign into action or someone in her camp will soon lead her through a chorus of "Turn out the lights...the party's over..."
We have this contest in Gonzalez's pocket at present. Things could change, but we are not seeing any energy in the Flores effort, a minimal one at this point.
That is no way to overcome an 11,000-vote loss of the sort she lost to Gonzalez in 2022...
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She's toast.
ReplyDeleteMayra is doing nothing to make leave Congressman Vicente Gonzalez.
DeleteHow is going out to eat every day evidence of good public service? She's nuts.
DeleteI seriously think Mayra Flores has already accepted defeat. She looks it to me.
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ReplyDeleteGood going, Congressman Gonzalez. You are - and want to be - one of us!
ReplyDeleteI'm sticking with Vicente. No need to change horses when the going is good. JMHO
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ReplyDelete"I applaud @potus for the cancellation of $7.7 billion in student debt relief for 160,000 Americans, but we must continue to do more. Student loans hold back our people from achieving their full potential and living their American Dream." - Congressman Vicente Gonzalez
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