Rep. Cuellar challenged by far left Democrat in the Valley
The fate of Democrat Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) will be decided in less than a week as he is going up against Democrat Jessica Cisneros, backed by far-left Democrats across the country, on March 1 in the country’s first primary elections for the midterm elections.
With less than a week left before the primaries, Cuellar is fighting in one of the toughest primary battles, becoming one of the must-watch primaries races next Tuesday. As Politico wrote, if Cisneros successfully topples Cuellar in the Democrat primary, it would trigger a once-in-a-generation shakeup for border district politics.
Leading up to the election, Cuellar — who recently had a “court-authorized” FBI raid of his house and has insisted he did nothing wrong but will cooperate with the authorities in the investigation — has seen droves of far-left Democrats lining up to back Cisneros instead of himself.
Some of the Democrats have even descended on the district to show their face, such as the so-called Squad member herself, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), hoping Cisneros successfully primary’s Cuellar and joins the ranks of far-left members in Congress.
Politico also indicated that Cuellar, ahead of the primary, has tried to “saturate the race with some of the same messages that the national GOP has used to smear liberals like Cisneros, warning against a rising left that wants to defund the police and slash border enforcement.” However, Cisneros has brushed off those attacks.
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The majority of Texas Hispanics agree with Cuellar on these points. However, many of them are now actively supporting Republicans and voting in the GOP primary which could give Cisneros a chance. I think if she wins she will have a difficult time beating a Hispanic Republican this year.
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