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Bd6r
2022 Jan 20, 8:34am
Bd6r
2022 Jan 20, 8:34am
My take, one or more of the following:
1. He is targeted because he publicly denounced Bidet's border policies and exposed conditions on the border which were memory-holed by Bidet admin;
2. They did this so that a progressive idiot would primary him out for next elections. This almost happened during last elections.
3. Punish Hispanics because they now hate Bidet whose approval ratings are lower among Hispanics than whites?
Possible outcomes.
1. Cuellar primaried out and switches to R , and wins district easily.
2. He switches to R at some point even if not primaried out.
3. Primaried out and another R wins the district easily.
1. He is targeted because he publicly denounced Bidet's border policies and exposed conditions on the border which were memory-holed by Bidet admin;
2. They did this so that a progressive idiot would primary him out for next elections. This almost happened during last elections.
3. Punish Hispanics because they now hate Bidet whose approval ratings are lower among Hispanics than whites?
Possible outcomes.
1. Cuellar primaried out and switches to R , and wins district easily.
2. He switches to R at some point even if not primaried out.
3. Primaried out and another R wins the district easily.
FBI agents descended on Democratic U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar’s house, but won’t say what they’re investigating.
“The FBI cannot provide further comment on an ongoing investigation,” she said.
On Wednesday evening, Cuellar’s office released a statement: “Congressman Cuellar will fully cooperate in any investigation. He is committed to ensuring that justice and the law are upheld.”
Agents were seen taking cases and other items from the congressman’s home, according to MyRGVNews. FBI officials were also present at a downtown building owned by Cuellar that reportedly houses his campaign office as well as other private businesses, according to KGNS News.
First elected in 2004, Cuellar is a longtime representative of his Laredo-based 28th District.
A former state legislator and Texas secretary of state, he is one of the more powerful Texas Democrats in Washington due in part to his assignment on the House Appropriations Committee.
Cuellar is a favorite Democrat among his Texas Republican colleagues, and his moderate voting record has earned the ire of the left. He will face what is expected to be a fierce rematch in his party's March 1 primary against attorney Jessica Cisneros. Another Democrat, former educator Tannya Benavides, is also in the race.
Republicans Ed Cabrera, Steve Fowler, Cassy Garcia, Eric Hohman, Willie Vasquez Ng, Rolando Rodriguez and Sandra Whitten are running for the GOP nomination in this race. Rafael Alcoser III is running as an independent.
Cuellar has increasingly become a figure of derision among progressives in recent years. He will sometimes join Republicans to vote against Democratic priorities, particularly on abortion.
Cisneros ran against Cuellar in the 2020 Democratic primary. With the support of EMILY’s List and a number of high-profile liberal figures, she came within 4 percentage points of defeating him.
Cuellar went on to carry the district by an 18-point lead in the general election. At the same time, Republicans made headway in the district when President Joe Biden carried it by a surprisingly narrow 5-point margin.
Alaniz said he believes the timing of the FBI raid is “questionable” and worries it may adversely affect Cuellar’s reelection campaign.