“And if we beat them badly enough, maybe they will learn that they can take their money, put it in their pockets, and let the people decide who they want,” Sen Bernie Sanders said at a San Antonio rally with Jessica Cisneros
Texas on Tuesday will wrap up its 2022 primary runoff elections—and in doing so, progressives will finally see the outcome of a race that’s had the left-most wing of the party on its toes for months.
But if Cisneros loses, it could blunt progressives’ momentum just as the primaries head into full swing. And Cisneros, an immigration attorney by trade, has seen a boost in fundraising following news of the Supreme Court’s draft decision that would overturnRoe v.
The congressman still has not publicly discussed details of the FBI raid on his home, which appears to be related to business dealings in Azerbaijan, but the Department of Justice has said Cuellar is not a focus of the investigation, per his lawyer. And in the weeks leading up to Election Day, Cuellar was noticeably out of sight, while Cisneros continued to hop around the district, at times with high-profile politicians like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in tow.
But Cisneros has some hurdles of her own to clear, too. Blank said one significant factor could be working against her: turnout.
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