{"id":612603,"date":"2021-08-05T11:05:29","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T15:05:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=612603"},"modified":"2021-08-05T11:05:37","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T15:05:37","slug":"texas-democratic-rep-henry-cuellar-draws-primary-challenge-from-the-left","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-democratic-rep-henry-cuellar-draws-primary-challenge-from-the-left\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Democratic Rep Henry Cuellar Draws Primary Challenge From The Left"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftexas-democratic-rep-henry-cuellar-draws-primary-challenge-from-the-left%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=612603&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><aside id=\"right1forarticles\">\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\" readability=\"45.554415700268\">\n<p>Progressive attorney Jessica Cisneros once again launched a primary challenge Thursday against Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar, seeking to oust one of the few Democrats who has been an outspoken critic of the Biden administration\u2019s handling of the southern border.<\/p>\n<p>Cisneros lost to Cuellar by three points in 2020 in her first bid to represent Texas\u2019 28th Congressional District, which extends south from San Antonio to the U.S.-Mexico border.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow, we\u2019re back to finish what we started,\u201d Cisneros said in her <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JCisnerosTX\/status\/1423238636015861768\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">announcement video<\/a> Thursday, attacking Cuellar for his \u201canti-immigration\u201d bills introduced \u201cwith Republicans,\u201d his pro-corporate votes, and for his role in bringing \u201cdefective\u201d COVID-19 tests to his district early in the pandemic. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/04\/12\/joe-scarborough-henry-cuellar-border-migrant-crisis-seasonal-illegal-immigration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: \u2018This Is Not Seasonal\u2019: Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar Pushes Back On Claim That Migrant Surge Is A Pattern)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7253562\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"33\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7253562\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7253562\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1331494999-scaled-1.jpg\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1331494999-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1331494999-170x120.jpg 170w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1331494999-620x436-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1331494999-768x541-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1331494999-1536x1081-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1331494999-2048x1442-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7253562\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rep. Henry Cuellar speaks on southern border security and illegal immigration during a news conference on July 30. (Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cisneros\u2019 challenge comes as progressive candidates across the country have suffered a string of recent defeats, with Democratic voters instead opting for more moderate, pragmatic candidates. Challengers in recent months have fallen short in races in Louisiana, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/08\/terry-mcauliffe-glenn-youngkin-virginia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Virginia<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/07\/06\/eric-adams-kathryn-garcia-new-york-city-mayoral-race-absentee-ballots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York City<\/a> and, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/08\/03\/nina-turner-shontel-brown-ohio-congress-special-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">most recently, Ohio<\/a>. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/08\/04\/democratic-voters-rejecting-candidates-far-left-socialism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Democratic Voters Keep Rejecting Candidates With Far-Left Policies)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While Cisneros was immediately <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/justicedems\/status\/1423239553779965953\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">endorsed<\/a> by the progressive group Justice Democrats, Republicans have been eyeing Cuellar\u2019s seat as well after <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/09\/democrats-elections-2020-hispanics-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">performing far better<\/a> in parts of the Rio Grande Valley in 2020 than in 2016. The surge in GOP support has continued into 2021, with local Republican officials <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/07\/republicans-win-texas-mayoral-races-latino-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">scoring big wins<\/a> in races that have traditionally gone Democratic.<\/p>\n<p>Cuellar has held his seat since 2005. Earlier this year, he <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/04\/01\/john-katko-henry-cuellar-southern-border-department-of-homeland-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">introduced a bipartisan bill<\/a> aimed at improving the federal response to the surge in migrants, but it was blocked by House Democrats in April.<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Progressive attorney Jessica Cisneros once again launched a primary challenge Thursday against Texas Rep. 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