In the first primaries of the 2022 cycle, left-wing candidates for the House do well.
Henry Cuellar
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Will the Establishment Try to Save Henry Cuellar in Texas?
How far will Democrats go to protect their agenda’s own saboteurs?
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Despite Border Patrol Denials, Questions Still Loom Over Rio Grande Video
Was an immigrant crossing genuine or staged?
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Did CNN Air a Staged Migrant Crossing of the Rio Grande?
An unusual video has been flagged by activists as deliberately manufactured to present a story of a border crisis, possibly with the participation of the Border Patrol.
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Which Reps Will Progressives Look to Unseat in 2022?
It’s never too early to scout the next set of primary challenges.
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The Establishment Strikes Back
Henry Cuellar and centrist Democrats mutiny against progressives in a key committee fight.
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How Progressives Built a Campaign Machine … Thanks to the DCCC
A fateful decision from the House Democratic leadership inadvertently created a progressive political force.
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The Battle for the Democratic Party Runs Through South Texas
A primary challenge to a conservative Democrat now pits an array of national progressive organizations against the Chamber of Commerce and the Koch network.
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Democratic Cave to Trump on Border Wall Had an Ulterior Motive
Democrats gave Trump major concessions and leverage in the year-end funding bill so Representative Henry Cuellar could get federal funding for a riverwalk in his district.
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Conservative Democrat Gets $100k From Oil and Gas PACs in Bid to Fend Off Surging Progressive
Attorney Jessica Cisneros is taking on the fossil fuel–friendly Democratic Texas Representative Henry Cuellar in the 2020 primary.
