CBS Saturday Morning co-host Adriana Diaz joined various Democratic politicians and left-wing activists in celebrating Texas turning blue. Diaz was especially eager to tout Gina Hinojosa’s election as governor, which she claimed “rocked households like an earthquake” due to her being Latina.
Diaz claimed, “After midnight on election night, at a Whataburger, Talarico celebrated with the bigger surprise of the night, Gina Hinojosa, the state representative and former school board president who beat incumbent Governor Greg Abbott.”
After a clip of Hinojosa at her victory speech hyping, “Tonight one of your own becomes the first governor of Texas from the Rio Grande Valley,” Diaz continued, “She gained 65 percent of the Latino vote and 88 percent of the black vote.”
CBS's Adriana Diaz celebrates with various Democratic politicians and lefty activists after Texas goes blue, "News of the first Hispanic governor of Texas, a state that’s more than 40 percent Latino, rocked households like an earthquake."
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Diaz then played a short video from left-wing activist and social media influencer Frida Loreyn, where she gushed, “From a DACA recipient to all my black women, mamacitas, thank you.”
CBS didn’t mention that Loreyn was behind the video. A casual viewer would not have known CBS passed off a political activist and influencer as a regular person with a social media account, but that would not be the only time Diaz tried to pull that trick.
Diaz then played more videos from Democratic watch parties where attendees reacted to Hinojosa’s win as if their team had just won the Super Bowl, as she explained, “News of the first Hispanic governor of Texas, a state that’s more than 40 percent Latino, rocked households like an earthquake.”
Queta Rodriguez is a former Democratic primary candidate for Bexar County commissioner, but Diaz didn’t mention that. Instead, she played a clip of Rodriguez recalling, “We just went wild. I mean it was just — we exploded with emotion.”
Diaz then asked her, “Did you ever think you would see a Latina governor of Texas?” Rodriguez replied, “I think I've always been hopeful, but I don't think that I saw that.”
Next, Diaz asked State Rep. Ramon Ramero, “Greg Abbott was unapologetically tough on immigration. What does it symbolize now that he is being replaced by a Latina?”
Initially, Romero just cheered, “Woo!”
Unlike with her interview with Rodriguez or the quick Loreyn clip, Diaz at least managed to mention Romero’s partisan job, “State Representative Ramon Romero has worked alongside Hinojosa at the state capital.”
Romero then answered the original question, “Gina Hinojosa being on the ballot and showing to all of these young ladies you can be like—”
After Diaz translated some Spanish as “The Texas governor,” Romero continued, “The Texas governor, that — this is like in Texas our Obama moment.”
CBS isn’t just happy to note that Texas has gone blue or examine what went wrong for Republicans. It feels the need to help Democrats claim that their win was some history-defining win for racial progress, as if racial progress is synonymous with Democrats winning.
Here is a transcript for the November 6 show:
CBS Saturday Morning
11/7/2026
8:31 PM ET
ADRIANA DIAZ: After midnight on election night, at a Whataburger, Talarico celebrated with the bigger surprise of the night, Gina Hinojosa, the state representative and former school board president who beat incumbent Governor Greg Abbott.
GINA HINOJOSA: Tonight one of your own becomes the first governor of Texas from the Rio Grande Valley.
DIAZ: She gained 65 percent of the Latino vote and 88 percent of the black vote.
FRIDA LOREYN: From a DACA recipient to all my black women, mamacitas, thank you.
DIAZ: News of the first Hispanic governor of Texas, a state that’s more than 40 percent Latino, rocked households like an earthquake.
QUETA RODRIGUEZ: We just went wild. I mean it was just — we exploded with emotion.
DIAZ: This was the scene in Queta Rodriguez’s living room.
Did you ever think you would see a Latina governor of Texas?
RODRIGUEZ: I think I've always been hopeful, but I don't think that I saw that.
DIAZ: Greg Abbott was unapologetically tough on immigration. What does it symbolize now that he is being replaced by a Latina?
RAMON ROMERO: Woo!
DIAZ: State Representative Ramon Romero has worked alongside Hinojosa at the state capital.
ROMERO: Gina Hinojosa being on the ballot and showing to all of these young ladies you can be like — [Speaks Spanish].
DIAZ: The Texas governor?
ROMERO: The Texas governor, that — this is like in Texas our Obama moment.
