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 queue" 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.WATCH: TALARICO EMBRACES ‘FREAKY’ IDENTITY AS CROWDS CHANT NAME MEANT AS INSULT: ‘SO WEIRD’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...