The Rise of the Conservative Latina

<p>For decades, Republicans have sought to make gains with a critical voting block: Latinos.</p><p>Last month, when Mayra Flores was elected to Congress from Texas, she finally showed them a way to gain that support. Today, we explore what her campaign tells us about the future of the Latino vote.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/audra-d-s-burch">Jennifer Medina</a>, a national reporter for The New York Times.</p><p>Want more from The Daily? For one big idea on the news each week from our team, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Ms. Flores<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/06/us/politics/mayra-flores-latina-republicans.html"> has leaned into her personal story</a> to persuade voters with conservative values that it’s time to give the Republicans a try.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p>