MAYRA'S FOLLY:...Her "All You Can Eat" Campaign At Clear Odds With District 34 Democrat Incumbent Vicente Gonzalez's Can-Do Approach...She's Weak On New Ideas...Eating Out Daily Shows Mayra's Out-Of-Touch With Valleyites.....

 

By DUARDO PAZ-MARTINEZ

BROWNSVILLE, Texas |...Again yesterday, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez arrived with federal dollars for this city, this as Mayra Flores, his flighty Republican opponent, was scarfing down another plate of grub in her rolling "All You Can Eat" campaign ahead of the November General Election.

This was Democrat Gonzalez's announcement: "I’m proud to announce that the Flor De Mayo International Bridge has received a Presidential Permit, paving the way for enhanced U.S.-Mexico connectivity. This bridge will be located in Brownsville, Texas. Thank you, President Joe Biden, for authorizing this crucial infrastructure that will boost commerce and strengthen our community."

Stark contrast is likely a phrase foreign to Mayra Flores, but that is now evident in the 34th Congressional District seat fight.

Where Gonzalez deals in action for his constituents, Flores is gauging tacos across the Rio Grande Valley. It is both odd and bizarre. She has flashed her food tour featuring eateries from Brownsville, to Harlingen, to Weslaco, to Pharr and McAllen.

We ask: Does she have a cookbook idea for her post-election life?

Gonzalez has delivered on federal cash for the Port of Brownsville, for work on Harlingen's airport, for affordable housing in the valley and now for the needed bridge.

Where was Mayra Flores?

Killing plates of BBQ, nopalitos and eggs, chicken fried steak, crispy tacos, pizza, Mexican combo plates and even a few snacks in between. Her campaign manager must be a former McDonald's shift manager. Hers is no serious campaign, is what we would say.

And that is not good news for a candidate on her second run at the office, one she lost by more than 11,000 votes in the last go round, in 2022.

Nothing on issues or policy from Mayra.

It is as if she believes all she has to do is put her nose behind the MAGA mob and she'll win. Poor girl. She has no clue. It's now less than five months before the election in November and she has offered nothing new. Nada. Zip. Zero. This Mayra is the 2022 Mayra.

And, well, no one is happier for that than incumbent Congressman Gonzalez...

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