GOP BLOWOUT! Republicans DEMOLISH Dems in Special Elections!!!

X ^ | 04/15/2026 | Dr Steve Turley

[SmokingJoe]

This YouTube video is from conservative commentator Dr. Steve Turley, titled "GOP BLOWOUT! Republicans DEMOLISH Dems in Special Elections!!!". It was uploaded today (April 15, 2026) and already has tens of thousands of views.770232

What the video covers: Turley analyzes recent special election wins by Republicans in heavily Latino/Hispanic districts, arguing these results show a continuing (or accelerating) shift of Latino voters toward the GOP. Key examples he highlights:

West Miami, Florida (mayor race): Republican Eric Diaz Padron won 71-29 (a 42-point margin), beating Trump's 2024 margin in the area by 11 points. The district is overwhelmingly Hispanic. West Miami City Council: Another Republican outperformed Trump's margin by 18 points in a district that's 85%+ Hispanic.

Rio Rancho, New Mexico (mayor race): A Republican win where the candidate outperformed Trump's margin by 30 points in a working-class, heavily Hispanic area. He frames this as evidence of a Latino realignment driven by issues like the economy, border security/immigration, law and order, family values, and pushback against "woke" policies. Turley notes Trump's improved performance with Latino voters in 2024 (especially Latino men at 54-44%) and suggests these off-year, local wins (without Trump on the ballot) reinforce that trend—challenging media claims that Latinos are swinging back to Democrats.

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KEYWORDS: commieshasthesads; democratshasthesads; gopwins; newmexico; specialelections

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

Yep. Media lies, lies and lies again on the actual situation. I want to see their buildings burn so badly, I can taste it. Their lying has to be stopped no matter what it takes.

[Libloather]

Chuckles hardest hit.

[pburgh01]

Turley a bit of a Pollyanna. I don’t want it to be so, but barring some big changes over the Summer. The Bad Guys gain control of the House.

[Flaming Conservative]

Praise God!

[SmokingJoe]

Gunther Eagleman:

Huge win in Rio Rancho, NM!

Republican Paul Wymer just won the mayor's race 63% to 37%, a massive +23 point overperformance!

Trump only carried this city by 3 points.

That's a bloodbath for Democrats!

https://x.com/i/status/2044391170751492374

[imabadboy99]

I wouldn’t put much stock in this since it’s FL, but the NM win is impressive. Good sign.

[Zathras]

That is huge for NM.

[butlerweave]

Chuck was hoping to get Slavery back

[budj]

Great, and for the mid-terms it can happen only if conservatives turn out.

[central_va]

GOP picks up 10 seats.

[Skwor]

And you are being a bit of an Eeyore. You don’t win by giving up or acting like you already lost.

[pburgh01]

FR Boomer debate tactic.... if someone doesn’t agree with you, go ad hominem. That’s a substitute for thinking, but brain cells with most here have been fried on Marlboros, cheesy 60s Westerns, cheap beer, and unrealized potential.

[central_va]

Wait I buy good beer.

[Sarah Barracuda]

and not a peep about this in the commie press since it goes against the narrative

[Night Hides Not]

LOL, how true! For the record, my brain was fried on Marlboro Lights (a couple bucks a carton at the Base Commissary), late 70s rock music (TV was not available to me living off post), awesome German beer and Mosel Riesling, and the aforementioned unrealized potential.

I packed a lot of living in the 4+ years I lived in Germany.

[daler]

I wish I could disagree with you, but history does back your prediction, along with too many recent unfavorable election results-those few cited by Turley not withstanding.

The GOP has their work cut out for them; I’m holding out hope that the Iran engagement will end as Trump plans it, the economy bounces back bigly, and the 250th celebrations renew a sense of American pride and patriotism before the midterms.

[citizen]

Ain’t no fat lady even clearing her throat yet.

[Disambiguator]

Rio Rancho is not Albuquerque, at least it wasn’t when I lived there. It’s been a while, so I can’t speak to how it might have changed since I left.

Intel has a ginormous installation there (at one time it was Intel’s largest fab in the lower 48), and a lot of people who live in RR work there.

[Eagle Forgotten]

“Turley a bit of a Pollyanna.”

From what I’ve seen of Turley, he does have a tendency to emphasize the good news and downplay the bad. Nevertheless, in this instance, he has the hard numbers on his side. And he’s a useful antidote to the MSM narrative about a blue wave.