Marilinda ping.
Not a fan. I think she's squishy on some stuff, and she wasn't my choice in the primary. Besides, we already have a "female hispanic rising star" who holds STATEWIDE office as Governor in a RAT leaning state, and the RATs hate her because she's outspoken in fighting for conservative values (Susana Martinez of NM)
In any case though, even if the overhyped Marilinda turns out to be a John Thune type dud, she'll still be 10X more conservative than uber-RINO "female hispanic superstar" Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Florida. The media loves her because they can use her to trash other Republicans as out of touch neanderthals. Too bad our self-appointed "Tea Party" leaders decide to eat their own instead of targeting actual liberal moles in the GOP like her.