Devious and desperate Democrats seem to be trying to make U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores (R-Tex.) look bad with “pathetic photoshopping,” but it probably isn’t going to work against the America First star.
In a campaign attack ad, Flores’ Democrat rival Vicente Gonzalez tried to smear her in connection with the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022.
On that bill, 193 Republicans in the House voted no.
Rep. Flores was the winner of a June special election that flipped a longtime south Texas blue seat to red, and she is seeking to retain her incumbency in the upcoming midterm voting against Gonzalez, who is switching districts.
“The ad uses an edited picture of Flores that was originally posted to her Instagram in early 2022. The edited picture includes an ominous green-ish filter and appears to have been edited to give Flores’ eyebrows a tilted, more aggressive look,” the Daily Mail explained.
After the tragic shooting at Uvalde, Mayra Flores' first vote in Congress was AGAINST a bipartisan school safety bill. We need a representative that works to protect our children and families; not someone who puts them in danger. Remember to vote for Vicente Gonzalez. pic.twitter.com/h4liKjAFEp
— Vicente Gonzalez (@VoteVicente) October 10, 2022
“Flores told Fox News Digital in a statement that she believes voters in her district will not fall for the ‘scare tactics,’ Fox News reported.
“First, Vicente Gonzalez hired a racist blogger to attack me for my heritage. Now Vicente is doing the dirty work himself with this shameless and pathetic photoshopping. The people in the [Rio Grande Valley] are smarter than this and will see right through Vicente’s scare tactics and constant lies,” she added.
According to the Daily Mail, Flores’ no vote on the legislation was “largely due to the red flag laws that the bill implements, which allow state officials to determine if an individual is fit for gun ownership.”
TX Dem makes insurrection-y claim GOP’s Mayra Flores ‘stole’ House seat in special election https://t.co/0NIhwaxL74 pic.twitter.com/JOzXFxzyZJ
— Conservative News (@BIZPACReview) September 11, 2022
“Last month, Flores introduced the Reduce Gun Violence Act, which the campaign says is a ‘comprehensive funding package of more than $11 billion dollars to schools across the country to increase physical security and access mental health resources,'” FNC noted.
“At the time, Gonzalez made no mention that the photo of Flores used in his campaign’s ad was edited. Fox News Digital reached out to the Gonzalez campaign about the edited photo used in the ad, but did not receive an immediate response,” the news outlet asserted on Wednesday.
Apart from left-wing partisans, many on social media have called out Gonzalez for the sketchy, doctored image. Here is just a sample:
Democrats fear conservative Latinas so much the do things like this…
Go @MayraFlores2022 https://t.co/lNmS4W0Q4E— Rachel Campos-Duffy (@RCamposDuffy) October 13, 2022
How strange. It looks like they altered the photo to give her Gonzalez’ brow line. They tried to make her look unattractive and menacing… so they made her look more like him?
— Penelope Pop (@PenPopaDo) October 13, 2022
Vicente used to represent my district – what a lazy loser he has been throughout south TX. Let’s kick this lying carpet bagger out of power. If you want to have a debate, fine but lying, editing the truth shows how unethical and power hungry you are “Vicente the Void”
— SappyHen (@GodsGrace3N1) October 13, 2022
Doctors a campaign photo…What would he do behind closed doors??
— Liz (@LizPost_Dallas) October 13, 2022
If their political parties were reversed, Gonzalez would’ve been canceled five times by now.
— Scott Akos 🇺🇸 (@AkosScott) October 13, 2022
She’s so beautiful inside and out! Their B.S. about doctored photos mean crud. I have never been more excited about a politician’s future than I am of Maya Flores! They are scared to death of her! Why? She will destroy the Democratic party. They know it.
— Lex_571 Beat the Utes! #VoteCaruso (@Lex_491) October 13, 2022
If they will lie to you about the little things, they will lie to you about the big ones.
— Vladamir Untruksur (@VladUntruksur) October 13, 2022
Democrats are as dishonest as they come.
— Loran (@Loran146751542) October 13, 2022
I never thought a family hunting trip at the ranch over a year ago would be used against me in political attack ads on a South Texas tradition.
The people in #TX34 are smarter than this and will see right through Vicente’s scare tactics and constant lies. pic.twitter.com/ncd3jmLg6L
— Mayra Flores (@MayraFlores2022) October 13, 2022
By way of comparison, this is what a real campaign commercial looks like:
A country that cannot control its borders is not a country. We must secure our borders to protect our families. We must protect our families so they can also achieve the American Dream…#SaveAmerica #TX34 https://t.co/tLbU5n5LHS pic.twitter.com/LqrJEXbQ0D
— Mayra Flores (@MayraFlores2022) October 4, 2022
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