Democratic candidate Vicente Gonzalez claims Mayra Flores, supporters 'stole' Texas special election | Fox News
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President Biden said earlier this month that he believes anyone who "refuses to acknowledge an election" is a "threat to democracy."
Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, who's running for re-election to Congress in the midterm elections, claimed during an event attended by House Intelligence Committee chairman Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., that a June special election in Texas was stolen by Rep. Mayra Flores, R-Texas, and her supporters.
The remarks from Gonzalez came during a "vote blue" event at Shotz bar in Brownsville, Texas, on Thursday.
"Our democracy is at stake," Gonzalez claimed. "There's millions and millions of dollars from outside our region and outside our state that are coming here to try to steal our elections and take away your value and take away the process that we rely on, which is elections. And we don't have the resources to compete with these outside resources. We can't compete with the Koch brothers, we can't compete with big oil, and big tobacco, and the NRA. They can outspend us, but they can't outwork us."
Taking aim at Flores, his Republican rival in the race to represent Texas' 34th Congressional District, Gonzalez said the newly elected GOP representative who defeated her Democratic challenger in a special election to represent the redrawn district, "showed up to Congress and voted against keeping our communities safe."
Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, said this week that Rep. Mayra Flores, R-Texas, and her supporters "stole" a Texas special election in June. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/ Getty Images)
"They stole that last election," Gonzalez claimed. "They spent $3 million to our $250,000, they campaigned for two years, and they still only won by less than one percent. So, the way to turn this around is getting out and vote."
Schiff, who serves on the House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol protests, also spoke to Gonzalez's supporters at the event and offered remarks favoring his candidacy in the race.
Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., a member of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, speaks with members of the press after a hearing at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
"The work you're doing to support our Democratic institutions, the infrastructure of our elections, the rule of law, the rule of law applies to everyone equally could not be more important," Schiff said. "It's been such a pleasure to meet so many of you and thank you for all you're doing to support my wonderful colleague."
On Friday, Gonzalez shared photos of himself alongside Schiff, including one from the Thursday evening event in Brownsville.
"Thank you to my friend, @RepAdamSchiff, for visiting the #RGV this week," Gonzalez wrote in a tweet. "It's important for those in Washington to know and appreciate what South Texans have to offer and I was thrilled to show him around."
In response to Schiff's visit to the state to campaign for Gonzalez, Flores, the first Mexican-born congresswoman who took office on June 21, concluded the "swamp is protecting one of its own."
"The far left is getting pretty desperate when Adam Schiff is coming down to Texas to save Vicente Gonzalez," she wrote in a tweet. "The swamp is protecting one of its own."
Gonzalez's claim that Flores' special general election victory over Democrat Dan Sanchez earlier this year was stolen comes amid recent rhetoric from President Biden that considers anyone who "refuses to acknowledge an election" to be a "threat to democracy."
Gonzalez will face off against Flores, as well as an independent challenger, in the November 8 general election to represent the Longhorn State's 34th District in the House.
Kyle Morris covers politics for Fox News. On Twitter: @RealKyleMorris.
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Don't start that shit. Unless you have actual evidence shut the fuck up with the stolen election bullshit.
When someone says the "election was rigged" or "stolen" all I think is they are a sore fucking lose and a total douchebag. We actually have an extremely secure election process in the US, [deleted]
So would that be a cigarette or a homosexual slur?
Honestly, I agree with the gist of your post, but using that slur will get you in trouble with the liberals on here.
a bundle of wood, obviously.
Hm. never heard that one before.
I know it refers to a single cigarette, but that's about it.
So you feel the same about fat ass Trump?
Only a few liberals here will try to call me out. And that is because I am the most vocal and vulgar among them and the recognize the the value of a person like me.
Who wouldn't?
"The far left is getting pretty desperate when Adam Schiff is coming down to Texas to save Vicente Gonzalez," she wrote in a tweet. "The swamp is protecting one of its own."
Ha.
Vicente Gonzalez, just another liberal Dem sore loser. Personally, if Adam "Shifty" Schiff is trying to help, Gonzalez definitely has a problem.
No, Gonzales is a current member of Congress. He and Flores are only running against each other because of gop redistricting and gerrymandering.
Looking like Gonzales will whoop Flores in November!
Real Clear Politics only has him up by 4
That's within the margin of error
Again, looks like Gonzales will win in November!
As John Imbriale might say: "Too close to call!"
One would think as it’s been a Dem seat for decades.
It doesn’t look like he was using the word “stole” the same way that say, Trump uses it. He’s simply saying the opposition outspent them - like it was an election they could have won, but because of an extraordinary effort by the other side, he lost. I see no suggestion of illegal activity.
It looks like someone is trying to show some equivalency - and by extension hypocrisy - but they are ignoring the content and context of the actual statement.
Wait ... what? Does Biden not remember what Democrats did when he was the president of the Senate? Here's a reminder for him:
And never forget that Democrats challenged the electoral votes of the last 3 Republicans who won presidential elections ... 2000, 2004, and 2016.
If it's a Democrat making the allegations, then they are to be taken as absolute fact and should be investigated (you know, like what happened in 2016). If a Republican does it, it's the "big lie" and the person making the allegations should be committed..