Posted on 05/23/2018 7:38:24 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd
FULL TITLE: Lupe Valdez becomes first openly gay and first Latina candidate to win a major party nomination for Texas
After a tight race throughout much of the evening Tuesday, Lupe Valdez pulled ahead late to comfortably defeat Andrew White in the Democratic runoff for governor, according to unofficial returns.
Valdez goes into the November general election as the first openly lesbian and first Latina candidate to win a major party gubernatorial nomination in Texas. She told cheering supporters in Dallas that she's not deterred by conventional wisdom that she faces long odds against Gov. Greg Abbott, a well-funded incumbent.
"Please tell me when I didn't have an uphill battle," she said.
Valdez, 70, also said she's tired of politicians not looking out for everyday people.
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In 2014 The democrats gave us Abortion Barbie (Wendy Davis) who was defeated in a landslide.
Now this??
All I can say is - Thank You!
Believe it or not, she was the sheriff in Dallas County.
We must be running low on “firsts”.
Is she qualified and competent?
#Repeal19
Qualified? Competent?
She’s a DEMOCRAT!
It depends on who you ask. I wonder if she’s a leftist like so many other Democrats.
Irrelevant. She checks off three of the boxes. That's enough.
Yeah, but there has never been a left-handed, deaf Asian-American. We’ve got a long way to go toward the goal of full diversity /s
Yes, she is.
Proving that Lefties in Texas are just as insane as the Lefties in CA and NY.
>>>Valdez, 70, also said she’s tired of politicians not looking out for everyday people<<<
Because nothing says “everyday people” better than an Old Latina Lesbian.
Gay, latina, female. The super victim. Gets three sets of special privileges.
Another Wendy Davis only gay........gee I wonder how this will turn out!!!
Ah, the baby boom generation—an endless font of dysfunctional fascist hedonists who can’t wait to impose their permanent revolution on the rest of the world.
Yes, but we don’t elect ‘em. We just laugh at ‘em.
I will admit - years ago - Texas screwed up and elected Ma Richards as governor. Cecile’s mother.
But - bleep happens sometimes.
I’m looking for the place where privilege is handed to straight White guys.
Everything is bigger in Texas!
I think I caught a bit of this story on NPR while changing channels — they were all atwitter about the possibility of a woman governess in Texas, and now I see why: Female, Democrat, Wise Latina, and girlfag.
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