On Tuesday night time, historical past was made in southeast Texas as Republican Mayra Flores gained a particular election in Texas’s thirty fourth Congressional District, changing into the primary Mexican-born girl to be elected to Congress and did so by successful a district President Biden gained by 13 factors in 2020.
However not surprisingly, it fetched scant consideration Wednesday morning on the English and Spanish broadcast networks with ABC’s Good Morning America (GMA) and NBC’s Immediately hiding from viewers this ominous signal for liberals.
Within the case of Immediately, they utterly ignored Tuesday’s midterms outcomes whereas GMA had a one-minute-and-22-second report that centered closely on Donald Trump and the way the GOP nominee for Nevada secretary of state questioned the 2020 election (as if it is a high of thoughts difficulty for voters outdoors of the far-left).
GMA co-host George Stephanopoulos started the phase by saying the “[r]esults now from one other spherical of primaries in a single day” confirmed “blended outcomes for candidates backed by former President Trump.”
America This Morning and World Information Now co-host Andrew Dymburt said that the races had been “actually seen as a check of former President Trump’s energy and affect over the GOP and the outcomes, a break up resolution” in South Carolina, however that was short-lived as the 2 pivoted to Nevada and, as an alternative of speak concerning the points, the 2 made it about 2020.
“And in Nevada, Andrew, the Republican candidate to run the elections, that’s the secretary of state, is a giant proponent of the Huge Lie concerning the 2020 election,” mentioned Stephanopoulos.
Dymburt replied that secretary of state nominee Jim Marchant (R) has “made repeated deceptive claims concerning the 2020 election.”
CBS Mornings did come by with protection of Flores’s triumph. Correspondent Ed O’Keefe mentioned she gained “decisively” in “a giant signal of fear for Democrats,” including that she’ll not solely “symbolize a Latino district,” however “turn into the first-ever Mexican-born congresswoman to serve within the Home.”
“It is also the primary blue to crimson flip of a Home district that was gained by President Biden in 2020. And so, it is an early warning signal for Democrats of potential issues to return this November,” O’Keefe concluded.
However for 86 seconds prior, it was centered on Republican victories in context of — what else — 2020 (click on “develop”):
DOKOUPIL: Shifting gears now to the midterm election. There was one other spherical of primaries final night time, and Trump-backed candidates had sturdy showings in some crucial battleground states. That would have huge implications for the midterms and the affect of the previous President is on show. Ed O’Keefe is monitoring all of it from final night time. Ed, good morning.
O’KEEFE: Good morning, Tony. As you mentioned, one other spherical of decisive wins for Trump-backed Republicans, together with many who mentioned the 2020 election was stolen. Let’s begin within the swing state of Nevada the place Adam Laxalt would be the GOP nominee for U.S. Senate. He is endorsed by former president trump and has supported false claims of election fraud. He’ll tackle Catherine Cortez-Masto within the fall in a type of races that might decide the stability of energy within the Senate. Additionally in Nevada, Jim Marchants is the Republican nominee for secretary of states. Keep in mind, in Nevada, like many states, the secretary of state is elected and manages elections. Marchant has mentioned that he wouldn’t have licensed the 2020 election outcomes. So, if he wins within the fall, he is among the many Trump-backed deniers of the 2020 election outcomes who would oversee elections in 2024. Then there’s South Carolina the place Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace, who’s been crucial of the previous President, defeated Trump-backed candidate Katie Arrington within the first congressional district. However fellow Congressman Tom Rice, one in every of ten Home Republicans who voted to question the previous President, misplaced his re-election bid to Trump-backed state lawmaker Russell Fry.
Telemundo’s Un Nuevo Día mustered solely 32 seconds by way of a quick from co-hosts Ana Maria Canseco and Daniel Sarcos
EDGAR MUÑOZ: And yesterday was Election Day in Texas, the place — for the primary time in 10 years, it must be mentioned that the Republicans gained an essential seat within the Home of Representatives, which was held by the Democrats.
REBEKAH SMYTH: Mayra Flores, a Republican and respiratory care practioner, earned a big victory in Tuesday’s particular election for Texas’s thirty fourth District after the resignation of Rep. Filemón Vela and by defeating her opponent, Democrat Dan Sanchez, by over 2,000 votes. Flores will probably be Texas’s first Latina Republican in Congress.
“A big victory?” Why solely 32 seconds then?
Over on Univision’s ¡Despierta América!, Flores solely acquired six seconds in a quick by way of Satcha Pretto: “Lastly, the Texas particular election provides Republicans a Home seat.”
Prior to now, the networks actually have lined previous particular elections, however, in fact, they had been both a D-to-R flip or as a result of they had been enamored with the Democrat.
In 2017, then-NewsBusters senior analyst Kyle Drennen famous full community tales touting on a Home particular election in Georgia between Karen Handel (R) and Jon Ossoff (D) as a “referendum” on Trump with “Democrats…see[ing] a gap.” Months earlier in a main, GMA swooned over Ossoff’s “emotional victory”…regardless that he didn’t hit the 50 p.c whole to win outright.
Quick-forward to March 2018 and it was the identical story in Pennsylvania. As soon as Democrat Conor Lamb defeated Republican Rick Saccone, all three networks had full tales relaying how the “extremely thrilling” race was a “blow” and “gorgeous upset” to the GOP.
Particular because of MRC Latino director Jorge Bonilla for the translations.
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To see the related transcripts from June 15, click on “develop.”
ABC’s Good Morning America
June 15, 2022
7:11 a.m. Jap[ON-SCREEN HEADLINE: Breaking Overnight; High-Stakes Primaries; Mix Results for Candidates Backed by Ex-President Trump]
GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: To politics now. Outcomes now from one other spherical of primaries in a single day with blended outcomes for candidates backed by former President Trump. Andrew Dymburt monitoring the races. Good morning, Andrew.
ANDREW DYMBURT: And good morning, George. A few main elections listed below are actually seen as a check of former President Trump’s energy and affect over the GOP and the outcomes, a break up resolution. Let’s begin in South Carolina this morning the place five-term Congressman Tom Rice simply grew to become the primary Home Republican who voted to question Trump to lose a main. In an unique interview with ABC information forward of main election night time, Rice defended his vote saying, “I did it then and I might do it once more tomorrow.” Elsewhere within the state, Consultant Nancy Mace who blamed Trump for the Capitol riot, fended off a trump-backed challenger, George.
STEPHANOPOULOS: And in Nevada, Andrew, the Republican candidate to run the elections, that’s the secretary of state, is a giant proponent of the Huge Lie concerning the 2020 elections.
DYMBURT: Yeah, that’s proper, George. It is Jim Marchant and he is projected — he’s a projected winner in his main and can now advance to the overall election. If Marchant, a Trump loyalist, had been to win in November, he can be in control of future elections in that key battleground state of Nevada. He made repeated deceptive claims concerning the 2020 election and now it appears just like the businessman and former state lawmaker will probably be on the first poll in November. Once more, if these ends in Nevada and South Carolina are considered as a type of check of Trump’s affect, the outcomes, thus far, have been blended. George?
STEPHANOPOULOS: Andrew Dymburt, thanks.
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CBS Mornings
June 15, 2022
7:10 a.m. Jap[ON-SCREEN HEADLINE: Breaking Overnight; Primary Night Results; Several GOP Candidates Backed by Trump Claim Victory in Key Races]
TONY DOKOUPIL: Shifting gears now to the midterm election. There was one other spherical of primaries final night time, and Trump-backed candidates had sturdy showings in some crucial battleground states. That would have huge implications for the midterms and the affect of the previous President is on show. Ed O’Keefe is monitoring all of it from final night time. Ed, good morning.
ED O’KEEFE: Good morning, Tony. As you mentioned, one other spherical of decisive wins for Trump-backed Republicans, together with many who mentioned the 2020 election was stolen. Let’s begin within the swing state of Nevada the place Adam Laxalt would be the GOP nominee for U.S. Senate. He is endorsed by former President Trump and has supported false claims of election fraud. He’ll tackle Catherine Cortez-Masto within the fall in a type of races that might decide the stability of energy within the Senate. Additionally in Nevada, Jim Marchants is the Republican nominee for secretary of states. Keep in mind, in Nevada, like many states, the secretary of state is elected and manages elections. Marchant has mentioned that he wouldn’t have licensed the 2020 election outcomes. So, if he wins within the fall, he is among the many Trump-backed deniers of the 2020 election outcomes who would oversee elections in 2024. Then there’s South Carolina the place Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace, who’s been crucial of the previous President, defeated Trump-backed candidate Katie Arrington within the first congressional district. However fellow Congressman Tom Rice, one in every of ten Home Republicans who voted to question the previous President, misplaced his re-election bid to Trump-backed state lawmaker Russell Fry. And at last, a giant signal of fear for Democrats from South Texas the place Republican Mayra Flores decisively gained a particular election to interchange a Democratic congressman who resigned his seat early. Her win is notable as a result of she’s going to symbolize a Latino district and can turn into the first-ever Mexican-born congresswoman to serve within the Home. It is also the primary blue to crimson flip of a Home district that was gained by President Biden in 2020. And so, it is an early warning signal for Democrats of potential issues to return this November. Nate?
NATE BURLESON: Ed, thanks.
