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Republican Wins Mayoral Race in 85% Latino Texas Town Where Hillary Clinton Won by 40 Points
Newsweek ^ | 6/7/2021 | Alexandra Hutzler

Posted on 06/08/2021 5:49:36 PM PDT by simpson96

The city of McAllen, Texas—a border town that went for Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump by 40 points in 2016—just elected a Republican mayor.

Javier Villalobos defeated Democrat Veronica Vela Whitacre by 206 votes in a runoff election over the weekend, according to unofficial election results reported by KRGV. Votes will be canvassed and certified by city officials on June 14.

Villalobos, an attorney and former chairman of Texas' Hidalgo County Republican Party, thanked his supporters and campaign team following his narrow victory.

"Thank you McAllen for trusting and believing in me. I promise to not let you down," he added.

Villalobos' win is part of a growing trend of incremental conservative success in south Texas, a usual Democratic stronghold and majority-Hispanic area. McAllen is home to roughly 150,000 residents, of whom 85 percent are Latino.

Clinton won Hidalgo County, which is home to McAllen, by 40.5 percentage points in the 2016 presidential election. But in 2020, Joe Biden's defeat over Trump was 17 percentage points—half that of Clinton's.

(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...


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KEYWORDS: election; texas
But in 2020, Joe Biden's defeat over Trump was 17 percentage points—half that of Clinton's.

"Joe Biden's defeat over Trump" ...huh?

"half that", when it's clearly less than half.

A twenty-six-year-old wrote this.


1 posted on 06/08/2021 5:49:36 PM PDT by simpson96
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To: simpson96

So? Texas will be decided by the crooked Houston democrat machine in 2024. The Atlanta/Georgia, Philly/Pennsylvania, Detroit/Michigan, etc., etc., etc. model will be used to steal Texas, Ohio, Tennessee, Missouri and probably Florida this time as well. Other than DeSantis, who’s going to stop any of them? Roberts? Yeah, right!


2 posted on 06/08/2021 5:59:25 PM PDT by hardspunned (former GOP globalist stooge)
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To: simpson96
Can the media no longer afford editors? Or, are they just as stupid as the reporters?

"Joe Biden's DEFEAT over..."

What language is that, Ebonics?

3 posted on 06/08/2021 6:06:05 PM PDT by ScubaDiver (Reddit refugee.)
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To: simpson96

I’m guessing most Hispanics aren’t big fans of the Dem plan to turn their children into drug addicted perverts.


4 posted on 06/08/2021 6:07:03 PM PDT by teevolt
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To: simpson96

“half that”, when it’s clearly less than half.’

Barbie sez: ‘Math is hard’.


5 posted on 06/08/2021 6:14:42 PM PDT by dynachrome ("I will not be reconstructed, and I do not give a damn.")
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To: simpson96

This is impossible. Russia must have hacked the voting machines to give the GOP a win in this Democrat stronghold.


6 posted on 06/08/2021 6:31:44 PM PDT by Rightwing Conspiratr1
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To: simpson96

Again? How many times does this have to be posted


7 posted on 06/08/2021 6:48:05 PM PDT by nevadapatriot
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To: simpson96

in before someone asks about dominion voting machines.


8 posted on 06/08/2021 6:57:58 PM PDT by JohnBrowdie
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To: nevadapatriot

We need to see it at least a dozen more times. The same MAGA win happened in Ft Worth, Texas.


9 posted on 06/08/2021 8:54:31 PM PDT by TexasCruzin (Trump is the man. #TrumpPence16)
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