Posted on 03/05/2024 3:48:17 AM PST by cotton1706
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – It’s been a year since the Republican Party of Texas voted to censure him for supporting tougher gun checks after the Uvalde school massacre, and not backing an anti-same-sex marriage bill.
And though U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, has put that episode behind, his critics have not. Those issues are frequently cited on the campaign trail by the four fellow Republicans running against the incumbent in Texas’ 23rd Congressional District in the March 5 primary.
Gonzales is being challenged by Medina County Republican Party Chair Julie Clark; Second Amendment advocate Brandon Herrera; retired Border Patrol Agent Frank Lopez Jr.; and former Homeland Security Investigations Agent Victor Avila.
“Here’s Tony Gonzales in his native habitat. He’s trying to take away our guns,” says a satirical clip in Clark’s campaign page. She refers to him as a RINO (Republican in name only) and questions his commitment to the right to bear arms, the sanctity of life and Texas values.
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Probably the conservatives will split the majority of the vote. As long as it IS a majority, that means a runoff and Gonzales could be toast. If they can’t even get to 50% combined, that’s a very bad sign.
As for this squish being a lame duck after TONIGHT (i.e. losing without even making the runoff) — very unlikely but that would be awesome.
This will be a good race to watch, today!
TG is just another dim infiltrator in the Repub party.
I’m rooting for Brandon Herrera. Let’s go Brandon!
Semi-auto rifles have been around since 1903. Yes, 1903. With extended magazines at that. Only after the closing of the mental institutions in the 1970s have they become a problem being used by various crazies who would have been locked up in the 1950s-1960s.
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