People have spotted a not-so-subtle difference in how NY Times covered AOC vs. Mayra Flores

Doug P. | 3:37 PM on July 06, 2022

As we told you earlier, the New York Times took a closer look at Mayra Flores and “the rise of the far-Right Latina.” It’s clear how the coverage of Texas Republican Rep. Flores, the first female Mexican-born member of the House, is going to shape up in the media moving forward:

For years, Texas Republicans tried to win the Hispanic vote using a Bush-era brand of compassionate conservatism. The idea was that a moderate’s touch and a softer rhetoric on immigration were key to making inroads with Hispanic voters, particularly in Democratic strongholds along the southern border.

Such was the Texas of old. The Trump age has given rise to a new brand of Texas Republicans, one of whom is already walking the halls of Congress: the far-right Latina.

If Flores had a “D” after her name, perhaps the coverage would be different. Drew Holden was among those noticing that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez got treated differently in the headlines:

It’s subtle but let me know if you can spot the difference in tone here from NYT pic.twitter.com/62ehvgNGFl

— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) July 6, 2022

Oh yeah, that is a very subtle difference!

AOC won her election in a district where a broom handle with a D after its name could have won.
Mayra Flores flipped a seat that hasn't gone GOP in over a century.
AOC gets rock star coverage, Flores is treated as extreme.

— Mike LaChance (@MikeLaChance33) July 6, 2022

Could the media possibly be more predictable?

NYTimes is not out of touch. They’re scared. Very scared. They know @MayraFlores2022 authentically represents the God-fearing values of vast majority of Hispanic-Americans. @AOC is a “Latinx” (whatever that is!) socialista. Hispanics hate socialism & her woke, secular values. https://t.co/FnjUJ7seae

— Rachel Campos-Duffy (@RCamposDuffy) July 6, 2022