Tucson, Arizona — When Juan Ciscomani first took his family to a new parliamentary campaign office in the hills of Catalina, his father asked him, “Do you know where we are?” ..
This is the same luxury district where Juan and his father, a teenager who emigrated from Mexico and worked to drive a city bus, came early in the morning to wash expensive cars to achieve their goals. was. A few years later, the young Cisco Mani, one of the top Republican recruits in the country, turned over a major parliamentary seat just a few blocks from where they once rubbed.
“Two blocks away-it told us the dawn,” Ciscomani recalled in an interview. “Then he said his favorite phrase:” only in America. ” “
If the Republicans regain a majority in the House of Representatives in the November election, it’s because of candidates like Ciscomani. Republicans actively hire colored races with strong personal stories in the country’s most competitive parliamentary district, with a disciplined message focused on kitchen table issues such as inflation and public security. A compelling candidate with is betting on taking control of the house. ..
Republicans saw the strategy take effect in 2020, when handicap and pollsters predicted that the Democratic Party would expand its majority. Instead, the Democrats did not win a single new seat, but Republican candidates (women, minorities, veterans) won 15.
Party operatives believed they had succeeded in their decision to follow the Democratic Victory formula in 2018 and hired a diverse group of candidates to help them gain control of the House of Representatives.
Republicans now say that building a permanent majority is an important element of their strategy.
“We will not only change the way we hire, but we will actually get strong hires and engage more strongly on behalf of stronger hires, more diverse hires, voters and those who reflect the country. We put a lot of effort into it, “says Dan Conston. Chairman of the Parliamentary Leadership Fund, a super PAC of the House Republican Party.
This is an impressive strategy for parties with an overwhelmingly white and male class, including lawmakers who raided the Capitol on January 6 and fueled a riot that embraced immigrants and accepted anti-immigrant words. It has been. The Democratic House of Representatives campaign division has highlighted the impact of Republican strict rights and criticized Republican leaders for not confronting radicals at their meetings.
Republicans must appeal not only to the core political foundation of right-wing, conservative voters, but also to university-educated people and independent suburban lawmakers to meet expectations of regaining the House of Representatives this year. I know. You will be alienated by such statements and stances.And the leader is eager to continue solving the issue of diversity, and women 16 percent Of the people in the meeting and the colors that make up 9 percent.
In Texas, three Latina women, including Meila Flores, who emigrated from Mexico to the United States at the age of six, worked at the forefront of a pandemic as a respiratory therapist, and is married to a border patrol, are running in the Rio Grande Valley. board member. If Flores wins a special election to replace former Democratic Rep. Feelman Bella, who retired before her term expires, she could attend Congress as early as this month.
A black Republican with a record of military service is running for several other major seats in the district where Mr. Biden won with just a few points. There were John James in Michigan and Wesley Hunt in Texas, both graduated from West Point and piloted an Apache helicopter in Iraq. In Georgia, Jeremy Hunt, the son of two ministers who also graduated from West Point and served as active Army intelligence officers in Ukraine.
In Indiana, Air Force veteran Jennifer Ruth Green, who was sent to Baghdad to command counterintelligence, is about to leave the Democratic Party of the North, Frank Murvan. If all four win, they will triple the number of black Republicans serving in the House of Representatives.
Here in Arizona, Governor Doug Ducey’s senior adviser, Cisco Mani, is fighting to win a Tucson-based district owned by Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick, who will retire at the end of the year.
In an evenly populated area of Democratic-Republican and independent voters, Cisco Mani runs like a laser with a clear appeal to inflation, border security, and unity.
“We have to be very trained in saying that we often agree rather than disagree,” he said. “And if we keep focusing on it-I think that’s what voters want to see now. They’re tired of fights and fights. They do their job to the government. I want you to actually go to protect the border, deal with this inflation, stop overspending, and manage things. “
This kind of message, if elected in November, would make Cisco Mani a minority among Republican colleagues, in contrast to the words used by other Republicans on the Arizona delegation.
Rep. Paul Gosar, who represents many of the rural areas of western Arizona, Formed an alliance with white supremacist Nick Fentes I was blamed for posting last year An animated video depicting him killing a democratic councilor.. Congressman Andy Biggs, whose district is in the eastern part of the state, described the influx of immigrants at the southwestern border as an “aggression,” like Gossar. Participate in the “Stop Stealing” Campaign We support former President Donald J. Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 elections.
In the interview, Cisco Mani did not criticize Gossar or Bigs, but only reflected the people they represented, suggesting that he was returning to his experience on issues such as trade and immigration. did.
“Their race and their message are directed at their supporters,” said Ciscomani. Regarding the district in which he runs, he added: We are very unique in this country. Therefore, the strategies you implement here and what you need to win in this area are very different from elsewhere in the state. In our district, it just goes back to the problem. “
This is a similar approach to Tanya Contreras. Republican Wheeles, who is running to dismiss Democratic Congressman Greg Stanton, just north of Mr. Cisco Mani’s district on the outskirts of Phoenix, visited Chandler’s Studio Academy of Beauty last Thursday.
Wheeles touts her own powerful story. Born to teenage parents, the granddaughter of a Mexican immigrant, she worked at a mop on the 14th floor of a local bakery and attended college and law school. She later became an executive at the state’s NBA team, Phoenix Suns, and served as Deputy Chief of Staff for former Arizona-based Senator Martha Maxary.
Sitting with students and instructors after the tour, Mr. Wheeles saw how inflation affected all costs, from gloves and hair dyes used at work to household necessities such as infant formula and petrol. I explained in detail.
“Sometimes it’s’I need food or gas’. — I can’t have both,” Jenna, a student who refused to offer her surname, told Wheeles. “And, of course, the kid always comes first. She’s always going to get everything. But I found myself coming to school. I can’t afford to eat anything that day.”
Wheeles said she could be involved, remembering that she decided to go to college.
“I didn’t want to use my salary for my salary,” Wheeles told the group. “I saw a struggle for my parents.”
In a subsequent interview, Wheeles recalled how her parents took her on a special trip to choose new school uniforms at the age of seven, but the costumes she bought for reserve did not come. It was.
When asked by voters who were wondering whether to buy food or gas, she said, “We were taken back to that place in our family.”
She said these issues would be the focus of her campaign against Mr. Stanton.
“Looking at the economy, looking at security, these are issues that all polls show that people trust to deal with Republicans,” Wheeles said. “That’s what we’re trying to do.”
