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Show Notes: Here's Why Elon Musk & Texas Hispanics Went FULL GOP for the FIRST Time!

Team Crowder
June 15, 2022

Elon Musk voted for his first Republican ever, Mayra Flores, and she flipped a seat Democrats have held for over 150 years. A sign of things to come? Also, Joe Biden had another old man meltdown. We explain once and for all how gas prices are HIS fault and not Putin's. And a fat TikToker is sad she is too fat to ride a horse.

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TEXAS REPUBLICANS FLIP HISTORICALLY BLUE DISTRICT

  • On Tuesday, Mayra Flores became the first Republican to win Texas’ 34th District area since 1870. SOURCE: YouTube
    • FIRST MEXICAN-BORN CONGRESSWOMAN
    • In 2022, Biden won the district by 4-points. SOURCE: TexasTribune

FAST FACT #1: Last night was the first night that Elon Musk voted Republican.

  • Last night on Twitter he wrote: SOURCE: Twitter
    • “I voted for Mayra Flores – first time I ever voted Republican.”
    • “Massive red wave in 2022.”
  • When asked who he is “leaning toward” in the 2024 presidential race, he responded, “DeSantis.” SOURCE: Twitter

FAST FACT #2: Flores' victory also flipped Cameron County, which is 85% Hispanic. SOURCE: Twitter

  • 2020: Biden +13
  • 2016: Hillary +33

FAST FACT #3: This Republican victory is illustrative of a larger trend nationwide among Hispanics.

  • 26% of Hispanics approve of Biden's performance. SOURCE: Quinnipiac
    • Whites: 31%
  • 54% of Hispanics disapprove of Biden’s performance.
    • Whites: 59%
  • 2020: Trump won 32% of the Hispanic vote
    • Up from 29% in 2016.
    • Most for a Republican since 2004. SOURCE: AS-COA
  • 2020: Trump flipped Zapata County in South Texas for the first time in 100 years. SOURCE: Politico
    • June 2021: McAllen, TX (85% Hispanic) elected the first Republican mayor in 24 years. SOURCE: BusinessInsider
  • AOC’s insane obsession with terms like LatinX isn’t helping Dems either. SOURCE: Mediaite
    • Only 3% of Hispanics say they use this term. SOURCE: AXIOS

CHUBBY UPSET TIKTOKKER

  • “Curve model” and TikTokker Remi Bader was kicked out of a ranch for being too heavy. SOURCE: TikTok
  • An employee of the ranch, allegedly the owner’s son, responded to Bader’s video. SOURCE: TikTok

FAST FACT #1: Deep Hollow Ranch addressed the situation on FB: SOURCE: FB

  • “We would like to apologize to anyone who this offended and we do not condone or agree with any part of that employee’s video.”

FAST FACT #2: Backlash to the situation has been outrageous.

  • The event organizer cut ties with the ranch: SOURCE: DailyMail
    • “We will not work with Deep Hollow Ranch again [...] Inclusivity and kindness are rooted in [our] foundation.”
  • Social media also called for the business’ demise and spammed Yelp with 1-star reviews. SOURCES: FB, Yelp, DailyMail
    • “Hope you have a Business Plan B.”
    • “Shut this place down.”
    • “Take Deep Hollow Ranch down.”

FAST FACT #3: Per the ranch’s website, a rider of Bader’s size would require at least a 1200-pound horse. SOURCE: DeepHollowRanch.com

  • A list of horses for riders over 250lbs has Clydesdale at the top. SOURCE: HorseyHooves.com

ARE GAS PRICES ACTUALLY BIDEN’S FAULT?

  • The average price of gas reached over $5/gallon as of Saturday, June 11. SOURCE: CBS

CLAIM #1: Gas prices are high because of Russia! SOURCE: YouTube

  • TRUTH #1: The majority of price hikes took place before Russia and were on a steep upward trend.
    • The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis clearly shows an increase BEFORE the invasion.
  • TRUTH #2: Since Jan 18, 2021, Biden has taken over EIGHTY actions impacting fossil fuels.
    • And why are we surprised? Here he is in the presidential run-up in 2020. SOURCES: YouTube, YouTube, YouTube, RepublicanStudyCommittee
    • HIGHLIGHTS:
      • Paris Climate Accord
      • Keystone XL revoked
      • Tax increases on oil industry
      • Reinstated “Social Cost of Carbon” metric.
    • Executive Orders:
      • Day 1 “Climate Change Order”
      • 1/27: “Climate Financing”
      • 5/20: “Climate Financial Risk”
      • 12/08: Clean Energy Economy “100% EV fleet by 2035”

CLAIM #2: It was a bounce-back from Covid-19.

  • TRUTH: Not obvious at all!
    • You can see before-and-after Covid kicked off, it was hovering right around $2.50/gallon.

CLAIM #3: There is actually more domestic drilling under Biden than Trump!

  • TRUTH: Not exactly. SOURCE: Bloomberg
    • The total permits issued under Biden in 2021 was higher than Trump’s highest year.
      • Biden 4,800+ FY 2021
      • Trump 4,631 total for FY 2020
    • However, almost all of this was carry-over in the first three months of the Biden presidency STOCKPILING leases!
    • AND as expected, the Biden administration had SLASHED drilling approvals by August of last year SOURCES: Bloomberg, DOI

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