Democrat congressman Vicente Gonzalez took aim at his Republican opponent on Sept. 8, saying outside money was flooding Texas congressional races in an effort to steal the election.
Gonzalez, a moderate Democrat currently representing the 15th Congressional District, will face off against Flores in the next election in November because of redistricting.
On Thursday, Gonzalez attended the “go vote Blue” event in Brownsville, Texas, and claimed the special election was stolen.
“They stole that last election. They spent $3 million to our $250,000, they campaigned for two years, and they still only won by less than one percent,” Gonzalez said. “So, the way to turn this around is getting out and vote.”
The recording was later posted by the newly elected congresswoman on Twitter late Saturday, where Gonzalez can be seen sitting next to Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.).
“Just yesterday a Democrat Representative claimed an election was stolen. That’s right, Vicente Gonzalez along with Adam Schiff claimed that our win in #TX34 was stolen,” Flores wrote in a Sept. 10 post. “Vicente Gonzalez is an election denier and we will earn our win again in November!”
Schiff’s Visit
Gonzalez shared an event photo in a Sept. 9 post, where he thanked Schiff for traveling to the state to campaign for him.Flores, in response, called Schiff’s visit a “desperate” attempt by the far left.
“The far left is getting pretty desperate when Adam Schiff is coming down to Texas to save Vicente Gonzalez,” she said. “The swamp is protecting one of its own.”
