CNN columnist Paul A. Reyes has written a new piece that’s critical of the new crop of Latina Republican candidates like Mayra Flores and others.
He comes right out and claims that they’re not genuine. Why? Because they’re not liberals.
This is no different than when Joe Biden told a black man “you ain’t black” for the crime of not being committed to voting for him.
This is what the left does to virtually anyone with minority status who they think needs to be told to get back in line.
From CNN:
Opinion: These GOP Latina candidates are not the ‘real deal’Conservatives are heralding them as “real deal” Republican candidates. They are seen as proof that the GOP can win over Latino voters. They are three Latinas from South Texas: Mayra Flores, who won a special election to represent part of the Gulf Coast, and Monica De La Cruz and Cassy Garcia, who are in congressional races in districts along the Mexican border.Flores made history as the first Mexican-born woman to be elected to Congress. These women have drawn national attention for seeming to shatter the myth that Latinos generally vote Democratic. As Garcia recently told The New York Times, “The red wave is here.”But the rise of Flores, De La Cruz and Garcia deserves to be seen in context. While these Latinas may be having a moment in the spotlight, they hold views outside the Latino mainstream. Their current prominence is more of a publicity coup for the GOP than an authentic reflection of Latino voters.
Reyes goes out of his way to otherize these women as extreme:
Besides being Trump supporters, what Flores, De La Cruz and Garcia have in common is extreme views. On social media, Flores promoted January 6 conspiracy theories as well as the QAnon hashtag in now-deleted tweets.
This is a sickening display that has become all too common. You may recall the left’s effort to paint Larry Elder, a conservative black man, as a white supremacist.
Mayra Flores reacted to the CNN column. FOX News reports:
Mayra Flores mocks CNN column for saying she’s not a ‘real deal’ LatinaNewly elected Rep. Mayra Flores, R-Texas, mocked a CNN column suggesting she was an inauthentic Latina on Tuesday by referencing First Lady Jill Biden’s “breakfast tacos” gaffe.Columnist Raul Reyes, who regularly writes for the outlet, criticized Flores and other Republican Latinas from South Texas, Monica De La Cruz and Cassy Garcia, in a piece headlined, “These GOP Latina candidates are not the ‘real deal.’”…Flores took noticed and criticized the piece on Twitter.”As per CNN: I’m not the real deal,” Flores wrote. “Maybe I’m not the right type of taco.”Flores was referencing a recent gaffe by the First Lady, who apologized after being widely criticized for comments made during a speech at the 2022 UnidosUS Annual Conference while talking about UnidosUS President Raul Yzaguirre’s work in the organization.
Flores deserves extra points for the dig at Jill Biden’s taco comment:
People like Paul Reyes can scoff at candidates like Flores if they like, but they do so at their own peril.
The political landscape of the country is changing.
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