Given the latest news regarding gerrymandering and Republicans in the South doing everything they can to eliminate black districts, we're very pleased to have congressional candidate, Johnny Garcia (D-TX) on today's show. He wants to prove that gerrymandering won't be enough for the GOP to prevent a Blue Wave in the 2026 midterm elections. Garcia is a Deputy Sheriff running in the newly redrawn 35th district. Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX) ordered the Texas GOP state legislature to redraw the maps to provide the GOP with five additional congressional seats because Trump requested it. However, the big issue is that these new districts were redrawn based on the 2024 Presidential Election results where Trump gained support among Latino male voters. After experiencing two years of fascism, tariffs and ICE terrorizing Latino communities, Garcia argues that many Latino male voters in his district have overwhelming voter regret. Garcia makes the case that the Democratic Party must fight for old school Democratic values that Latino communities care about if they want to flip this district. Garcia outlines his platform to tackle affordability by preventing Trump from enforcing more illegal tariffs and strengthening the Affordable Care Act. Click here if you would like to donate to Garcia and his fellow Democrats running to fill these districts from red to Blue: https://bit.ly/JohnnyGarcia Also, while we understand the latest news from Virginia and the Supreme Court regarding voting rights has been devastating, we don't want you to feel hopeless. You can still fight back. Black Power War Room is organizing a National Day Of Action For Voting Rights in Montgomery, Alabama. Click here to sign up: https://bit.ly/VotingRightsDayofAction Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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