Latino Super PAC Comes to Rescue of Anti-Abortion Dem Henry Cuellar

[TexasTowelie]

A new super PAC led by consultants for Joe Biden, Barack Obama, and Bernie Sanders’s presidential campaigns is diving into a Texas primary to support a conservative Democrat who opposes abortion.

Democratic leaders have come under fire for continuing to support conservative Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) in his runoff election versus progressive Jessica Cisneros, even after the leak of a Supreme Court draft opinion set to invalidate federal protections for abortion rights.

With the runoff only weeks away, Cuellar, the last remaining anti-abortion Democrat in the House, has seen little outside support from Democratic groups—until now. On April 29, America United, a super PAC formed recently to back Latino House candidates, placed $241,000 worth of independent expenditures backing Cuellar, despite the fact that his challenger is also Latina.

The effort suggests at least some Democratic operatives and donors remain willing to back an anti-abortion candidate in a safe Democratic district in a state controlled by right-wingers, even though federal abortion protections could be eliminated any day now. The looming Supreme Court decision on abortion could have major implications for Texas residents, as Republicans there passed a so-called “trigger law” last year that will make it a felony to perform abortions 30 days after Roe is overturned.

Read more: https://prospect.org/politics/latino-super-pac-comes-to-rescue-of-anti-abortion-dem-henry-cuellar/
(American Prospect)

[SharonClark]

1. Seriously, why would they do that?

Perhaps Biden, Sanders, and Obama should campaign for his pro-choice opponent if they want people to believe that Democrats will stand up for abortion rights.

Talk is cheap.
Actions speak louder than words.
etc.

[TexasTowelie]

2. They may know something that we don't know. nt

[Budi]

3. They know the district he represents. That's why.

Retaining his seat in a red district, is critical for the long game of keeping the House majority.

They Have seen the demographic of that district or they wouldn't bother stepping in.

[SharonClark]

5. The article said it is a safe D district.

From the comments it sounds like that is not true.
Thanks for the explanation.

[Budi]

6. Not what I know of that district. Unless it was redrawn, but doubt they'd give any ..

...advantage to the Dems.

[Budi]

4. Democrats DID stand up for protectiing Rights & the SC in 2016.

Where was everybody's voices then?

This particular district is Red. We absolutely CANNOT RISK LOSING the House majority in Nov.
There are particular disricts across the country where it is a game of political strategy.

They wouldn't be focusing on this district unless the risk of losing the House majority was so high.
That's why they stepped in.

Because they do not want a Republican to have that seat.
They see the #'s & the odds that we do not.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

7. @USChamber endorses @RepCuellar in #TX28 Democratic primary runoff.

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