Dem candidate running in contentious House race says his female opponent can't 'think' or 'speak' for herself

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Democratic Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, who's seeking re-election to the House in the elections less than four weeks away, lashed out at Rep.

Mayra Flores, his Republican challenger, in the race to represent Texas' 34th Congressional District, during a speech earlier this week, claiming that she "can't think for herself, can't speak for herself, can't act for herself, can't vote for herself." Gonzalez's remarks came during a get-out-the-vote rally held at the La Sierra Event Center in Harlingen, Texas, on Wednesday. "We can't do this alone," Gonzalez told his supporters gathered in the room. "We need everyone's help, we need everyone's friends, everyone's family, and everyone's friends' and families' friends and family.That's the way we're gonna push back on these outside resources coming here picking a candidate, a hand-picked candidate that can't think for herself, can't speak for herself, can't act for herself, can't vote for herself." "After we lost 19 children and two teachers in a massacre in Uvalde, Texas, her first vote in the United States Congress was a no vote on the Keep Communities Safer Act," he said.

Texas 34th Congressional District candidates Republican Mayra Flores (left) and Democrat Vicente Gonzalez (right). (ALLISON DINNER/AFP, Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) Ahead of the November 8 election, Gonzalez, who currently represents the Lone Star State's 15th Congressional District in the House, has targeted Flores on numerous occasions.

Earlier this week, Fox News Digital reported that an ad from Gonzalez's re-election campaign featured an edited, unappealing photo of Flores.The ad, which was amplified on social media from Gonzalez's campaign, also targeted Flores for her vote against the.