2026年6月4日 美国东部时间上午9:17 / 福克斯新闻
这位34岁的退伍军人正在共和党极具胜算的 pickup 机会中挑战民主党众议员文森特·冈萨雷斯
作者：彼得·皮内多 福克斯新闻
发布时间：2026年6月4日上午9:17 美国东部时间 | 更新时间：2026年6月4日上午9:53 美国东部时间
南德克萨斯州国会候选人埃里克·弗洛雷斯表示，民主党在西班牙裔选民问题上“错失了时机”。
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独家报道： 共和党候选人埃里克·弗洛雷斯认为，尽管面临全国性逆风，民主党在南德克萨斯州关键摇摆选区将遭遇重大失利，他称民主党在关键选民群体——西班牙裔选民中“错失了时机”。
民主党领导层一直信心满满地表示，将在本次中期选举中重新夺回众议院多数席位。然而，以西班牙裔选民为主的德克萨斯州第34国会选区，却可能打乱这些计划。
该选区目前由民主党众议员文森特·冈萨雷斯担任议员，在过去几次选举中明显向共和党倾斜。由于共和党在众议院的多数席位极其微弱，弗洛雷斯的竞选被视为共和党拿下席位的绝佳机会。
弗洛雷斯是一名34岁的退伍军人，曾担任美国检察官。他在布朗斯维尔港与虾业企业领袖会面后，接受了福克斯新闻数字频道的采访。他断言，南德克萨斯州的西班牙裔选民“能看穿表面文章”。随着得克萨斯州参议院候选人詹姆斯·塔拉里科成为民主党竞选名单上的核心人物，弗洛雷斯认为选民比以往更清楚两党之间的区别。
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（左图）德克萨斯州民主党众议员文森特·冈萨雷斯，正面临与共和党挑战者埃里克·弗洛雷斯的艰难连任竞选。（比尔·克拉克/CQ-罗尔公司 via 盖蒂图片社；埃里克·弗洛雷斯竞选团队）
“在南德克萨斯州，我们秉持保守价值观，我们去教堂做礼拜……我们希望维系家庭完整，而詹姆斯·塔拉里科却在谈论六种性别，对吧？他说除了家人和朋友之外，他最爱的就是跨性别儿童。这不是我们南德克萨斯州的价值观，”弗洛雷斯说道。
“我们的核心是坚守以基督为先的家庭价值观。他们完全没有领会这一点。”
弗洛雷斯进一步表示，南德克萨斯选民并不认同民主党反对唐纳德·特朗普总统及其政府移民政策的宣传。
“我现在从南德克萨斯选民那里听到的问题，不是主流媒体的论调，也不是文森特·冈萨雷斯、奥卡西奥-科特兹和詹姆斯·塔拉里科等人口中所谓的隐形反派，”他说。“我可以告诉大家选民现在关注的是什么。他们关注生活成本，关注经济负担能力。”
“我们谈论的是那份伟大的工作家庭减税法案。这才是他们真正在讨论的话题。他们希望物价持续下跌，希望下一代能够买得起房子，”他补充道。
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共和党国会候选人埃里克·弗洛雷斯（中）在布朗斯维尔港检查虾船。（彼得·皮内多/福克斯新闻数字频道）
与此同时，他指责冈萨雷斯在近10年的国会任期内“从未为南德克萨斯州通过任何一项实质性法案”。
“我想不出有哪份工作能让你干10年，却除了‘我争取到了这笔专项拨款’或‘我拿到了这些青年补助金’之外，拿不出一项自己完成的实质性成果。我们感谢这些，但南德克萨斯州值得拥有更多，”弗洛雷斯说。
“他找借口说特朗普总统想要驱逐棕色人种，但那不是事实，”他继续说道。
对此，冈萨雷斯回应称：“埃里克·弗洛雷斯和华盛顿的共和党人一边假装关心经济，一边公开庆祝通过《丑陋大法案》剥夺数百万家庭负担得起的医疗保健和食品援助，这简直虚伪至极。”
冈萨雷斯告诉福克斯新闻数字频道：“当民主党在11月重新夺回多数席位时，我将专注于终结这些‘美国优先’政策，这些政策只为最富有的少数人服务，却牺牲了辛勤工作的南德克萨斯家庭的利益。”
“埃里克像条哈巴狗一样讨好本届政府，而我已经为所在选区争取到超过80亿美元的联邦资金，用于支持执法、改善基础设施、帮助退伍军人和加强公立教育，”他继续说道，并补充道：“南德克萨斯人值得一位将社区放在首位的斗士，而不是像埃里克这样曾为儿童性侵者担任首席辩护律师、只为政党老板效力的人。”
此外，塔拉里科的发言人JT·恩尼斯向福克斯新闻数字频道表示：“南德克萨斯州越来越多人对[共和党参议院候选人]肯·帕克斯顿这类政客的腐败行为感到强烈不满。”
“他们承诺会降低所有开支，将工薪家庭放在首位，但现在所有东西都更贵了，工薪家庭的日子更难过了——这一切都是因为他们宁愿为亿万富翁巨量捐赠者减税，也不愿帮助辛勤工作的德克萨斯州民众，”恩尼斯说。“当肯·帕克斯顿用廉价的侮辱言论转移人们对其腐败职业生涯的注意力时，詹姆斯将继续团结工薪阶层，修复这个破碎的政治体系，降低家庭开支。”
福克斯新闻数字频道已联系目前担任德克萨斯州总检察长的帕克斯顿置评。
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德克萨斯州第34国会选区共和党候选人埃里克·弗洛雷斯在布朗斯维尔港与一位虾业企业主交谈。（彼得·皮内多/福克斯新闻数字频道）
与此同时，共和党全国委员会发言人扎克·克拉夫特在给福克斯新闻数字频道的一份声明中批评冈萨雷斯和塔拉里科“十年来一直像跨性别斗士一样，试图说服德克萨斯州人存在六种性别，并用纳税人的钱为变性手术买单，让男人可以变成女人”。
福克斯新闻数字频道已联系民主党国会竞选委员会置评。
尽管南德克萨斯州几十年来一直由民主党主导，但弗洛雷斯总结称，“这里的民众绝对感到被民主党抛弃了”。
“我们可以说，50到100年来，人们已经厌倦了没有实际成果的执政。他们厌倦了民主党来到这里，声称自己是这个地区的代表政党，但这完全是谎言，”他说。
“这是全美头号目标选区。为什么会这样？因为我们看到西班牙裔选民越来越倾向共和党。背后的原因是什么？很多人不明白这一点。在南德克萨斯州，我们真正看重三样东西：信仰、家庭和辛勤工作。”
福克斯新闻数字频道也联系了纽约州民主党众议员亚历山德里亚·奥卡西奥-科特兹置评。
彼得·皮内多是福克斯新闻数字频道的政治撰稿人。
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6397454433112
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Dems face major defeat after party ‘missed the cue’ in top targeted district: candidate
2026-06-04 9:17am EDT / Fox News
The 34-year-old veteran is challenging Democratic Rep. Vicente Gonzalez in a top pickup opportunity for the GOP
By Peter Pinedo Fox News
Published June 4, 2026 9:17am EDT | Updated June 4, 2026 9:53am EDT
South Texas congressional candidate Eric Flores says Democrats have “missed the cue” when it comes to Hispanic voters.
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EXCLUSIVE: Republican candidate Eric Flores believes that, despite national headwinds, Democrats are heading for a major defeat in a critical South Texas swing district after he said the party has “missed the cue” with a key demographic: Hispanic voters.
Democratic leaders have been projecting confidence that they will retake the House of Representatives this midterm election. However, Texas Congressional District 34, which is primarily made up of Hispanic voters, is one race that could complicate those plans.
Currently held by Democratic Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, District 34 has been trending hard toward Republicans in the last several elections. And with Republicans’ razor-thin House majority at stake, Flores’ race is considered a top pick-up opportunity for the GOP.
Flores, a 34-year-old veteran and former U.S. attorney, spoke with Fox News Digital after a meeting with shrimping business leaders at the Port of Brownsville. He asserted that South Texas Hispanic voters “can see through the smoke and mirrors.” With Democrats like Senate candidate James Talarico at the top of the ticket in Texas, Flores believes voters are seeing the distinction between the two parties even more clearly.
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Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (left), D-Texas, is facing a difficult reelection race against Republican challenger Eric Flores (right).(Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images; Eric Flores campaign)
“Here in South Texas, we’re conservative. We go to church … we want to keep the family unit whole, whereas James Talarico is talking about six genders, right? He’s talking about the first thing that he loves outside of his family and friends are transgender children. That’s not what we’re about here in South Texas,” said Flores.
“We’re about taking care of our family values of keeping Christ first. They’ve absolutely missed that.”
Further, Flores said that South Texans are not connecting with Democrats’ messaging in opposition to President Donald Trump and the administration’s immigration policy.
“The issues that I’m hearing right now from the South Texas constituent is not the mainstream media point or the invisible villain that folks like Vicente Gonzalez, AOC and James Talarico are casting right now,” he said. “I’ll tell you what the constituent and what the voter is focusing on right now. They’re focusing on the cost of living. They’re focusing on affordability.”
“We’re talking about the one big, beautiful bill, the working family tax cut. That is what they’re talking about. They want the prices to continue to go down, and they want the future generation to be able to afford a house,” he added.
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Republican congressional candidate Eric Flores (center) inspects shrimping boats at the Port of Brownsville.(Peter Pinedo/Fox News Digital)
Meanwhile, he accused Gonzalez of not having passed “a single substantive piece of legislation for South Texas” during his nearly 10 years in Congress.
“I don’t know any job that you can have for 10 years and not be able to point to one substantive thing that you’ve done other than, well, I got this earmarked money, or I got these boys and girls grant. We appreciate that, but South Texas is deserving of much more than just that,” said Flores.
“He is using excuses that President Trump is wanting to deport brown people, and that’s not the truth,” he went on.
In response, Gonzalez called it “beyond hypocritical for Eric Flores and Republicans in Washington to feign concern for the economy when they openly celebrate stripping affordable health care and food assistance away from millions of families through their One Big, Ugly Bill.”
Gonzalez told Fox News Digital that “when Democrats retake the majority in November, I will focus on ending these ‘America Last’ policies that cater to the wealthiest few at the expense of hardworking South Texas families.”
“While Eric panders to the Administration like a lapdog, I’ve delivered more than $8 billion in federal funding to support law enforcement, improve infrastructure, assist veterans, and strengthen public education in my district,” he continued, adding, “South Texans deserve a fighter who puts our community first, not someone like Eric, who served as the lead defense counsel for a child predator and will only work for party bosses.”
Additionally, JT Ennis, a spokesperson for Talarico, commented to Fox News Digital that “there is a growing backlash in South Texas to the corruption we’re seeing from politicians like [GOP Senate candidate] Ken Paxton.”
“They promised to make everything less expensive and put working families first, but now everything is more expensive and working families are further behind – all because they’d rather cut taxes for billionaire mega-donors than help working Texans,” said Ennis. “While Ken Paxton hurls cheap insults to distract from his career of corruption, James will continue bringing working people together to fix this broken political system and lower costs for families.”
Fox News Digital reached out to Paxton, who currently serves as Texas attorney general, for comment.
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Eric Flores, Republican candidate for Texas Congressional District 34, speaks with a shrimping business owner at the Port of Brownsville.(Peter Pinedo/Fox News Digital)
Meanwhile, in a statement to Fox News Digital, Zach Kraft, a spokesperson for the Republican National Committee, criticized Gonzalez and Talarico for having “fought as transgender warriors for a decade, trying to convince Texans there are six genders and men can become women using your tax dollars for sex change surgeries.”
Fox News Digital reached out to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee for comment.
Though South Texas has been dominated by Democrats for roughly a century, Flores concluded that “folks down here feel absolutely abandoned by the Democrat[s].”
“We can say 50 to 100 years, people are tired of not having results. They’re tired of the Democrats coming down here and saying that they’re the representative party for this area. And it’s just false,” he said.
“This is the number one targeted seat in the entire nation. And why is that? Because we continue to see the Hispanic voter moving closer and closer to the Republican Party. What drives that? A lot of people don’t understand this. Here in South Texas, we’re really about three things: It’s faith, family, and hard work.”
Fox News Digital also reached out to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., for comment.
Peter Pinedo is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
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