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A Texas Two-Step Runoff
If Rep. Henry Cuellar prevails against progressive primary challenger Jessica Cisneros today, it will be against all odds.
The saga of Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and his fight to stay in Congress may someday become the stuff of Texas legend.
Texas, or “The Great State of Texas,” as Texans themselves like to call it, has been an odd mixture of Democrats, Republicans, Independents, Moderates, Progressives, et al, for decades now.
Sometimes trending bright red, other times swinging blueish, then back to crimson and into purple, both major parties have fought bitterly over the state during the last few election cycles, with third party candidates doing their fair share of disruption.
Candidates like Ross Perot hailed from Texas; as does the Bush family, which sent two former U.S. Presidents to Washington. Texas has produced a fair number of famous Democrats as well, routining dispatching duly elected representatives to Capitol Hill to represent the interests of Texas under the banner of the Democratic Party.
Texas has been a testing ground in recent years for a new kind of full-contact political bloodsport. This clashing of political opponents and wills has been hallmarked by bitter fighting and political rivalry. Opposition parties have been busily undermining one-another, chipping away at financial and…