(Blue dog, correct term?) Henry CUELLAR takes the Pardon *and* the trashing, who knew KRASNOV expected loyalty?

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His district is right on the Southern Border (Laredo, TX) and careerwise has voted near-total-Dem while in the most recent terms vocally criticizing the Dem admin about immigration policy and therefore being lovingly featured on the Faux Propaganda outlet. I don't know what other Conservative things he favors, but while he has had Progressive young women challenging him in recent primaries he still has had the Dem congressional hierarchy endorsing him supposedly because (well, his near total Dem record and) the Progressives will lose to full-on Repukes in that Big Ranch and Oil bosses area.

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https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/trump-rages-against-house-democrat-he-just-pardoned-such-a-lack-of-loyalty/

Trump Rages Against House Democrat He Just Pardoned: ‘Such a Lack of LOYALTY!’

.... In a blistering post to Truth Social early Sunday, the president bashed Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) for announcing his intent to run for re-election as a Democrat, despite receiving a pardon from the president. Cuellar was facing charges for allegedly taking over $600,000 in foreign bribes. (The congressman’s wife, Imelda, was also charged in connection with the scheme.) ....

The president went on to cite a letter he’d received from Cuellar’s two daughters — who pleaded for a pardon for their parents. ....

But Trump quickly changed his tune. ....

... “Such a lack of LOYALTY, something that Texas Voters, and Henry’s daughters, will not like. Oh’ well, next time, no more Mr. Nice guy!”

Cuellar, on Wednesday, said “Nothing has changed — I’m a good old conservative Democrat.”


https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/foxs-maria-bartiromo-confronts-newly-pardoned-henry-cuellar-about-trump-trashing-him/

Fox’s Maria Bartiromo Confronts Newly-Pardoned Henry Cuellar About Trump Trashing Him

.... Cuellar told Bartiromo on Sunday Morning Futures that he believed the indictment was due to his criticism of then-President Joe Biden’s open border (sic). ....

Bartiromo then pressed Cuellar asking, “What do you want to say about the president’s Truth Social this morning?”

“Well, again, let me just say this: I was at church this morning with my wife. I prayed for the president, I prayed for his family, and I prayed for the presidency, because if the president succeeds, the country succeeds. And again, as probably the most bipartisan individual, I don’t vote party. I vote for what’s right for the country,” Cuellar said.

He added, “I am a conservative Democrat, but I will work with the president. I’ve reached out to the administration. I told them, you know, name the folks, Tom Homan, Kristi [Noem]...and say, hey, can we sit down, I’d love to sit down and see where we can find common ground.”

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1. Cuellar a near total Dem record? Are you kidding me?

He has long been the worst Democrat in Congress. During the 115th Congress, Cuellar voted with then-President Trump nearly 70% of the time. He has an "A" rating from the NRA and has voted with Republicans on anti-abortion measures. He frequently opposed Biden administration border policies and has worked on border bills with Republicans like Senator John Cornyn. He has been described as "Big Oil's favorite Democrat" and has the worst environmental voting record of any Democrat in Congress.

https://www.progressivescore.com/legislator-database/henry-cuellar

Representative Cuellar easily makes it into in the top 5 worst Democrats in Congress and has received the well-earned nickname of "Trump's Favorite Democrat". However, unlike other atrocious Dems he does not even have the excuse of coming from a Red or Purple District. Obama and Clinton both won his district by more than 20%, yet Cuellar has voted multiple times to repeal the Affordable Care Act and favors anti-choice legislation.

There is almost no mainstream Democratic issue that Cuellar is not willing to throw under the bus. He supports privatizing the VA, cutting the minimum wage for agricultural workers, and is in love with policies that increase carbon emissions. With a conservative record like this, Cuellar has received the highest rating of any Democrat by the Chamber of Commerce, and has the Koch Brothers' campaign donations to prove it.

Cuellar just barely squeaked out a win over a progressive challenger in 2020, after millions of dollars flooded into his district to prop up the tottering incumbent. He will most certainly be given another run for his money next time around, and even mainstream Democrats should be fired up about the prospect of beating this guy.

If you seek to do further damage to your eyes reading about a career filled with terrible votes and political corruption, then check out Primaries for Progresses' full exposé on Henry Cuellar.

And on top of voting with Republicns more than he's voted with Democrats, he's a corrupt piece of shit (just like you'd expect from a Republican). That is a solid Democratic district that deserves areal Democrat, not a Republican pretending to be a Democrat. Hopefully his indictment for Bribery and money laundering will finally smarten up the voters in his district and they'll finally kick him out on his ass.

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2. Thanks sincerely for far more info than I had. My main frames of reference are the endorsements from

Speaker PELOSI et al. and that he will probably be replaced by a Repuke if he's primaried out. He's not the only one who plays tootsie in competitive districts. In my little, inconsequential corner of of personal beliefs I've long held that anybody in our party who is a crook forfeits the Democratic label, since I have such powerful say-so, haha.

What sifted down to my level of popular interest in this story was that Dear Leader abused the Pardon power (again), expected "loyalty" from the recipient, who at least defied him publicly - fascinating psychological kabuki going on.

No need for the blistering statistical lesson. I'm reminded of my ignorance on untold numbers of subjects all the time, mostly my own reminders.

*** ON EDIT: Again , I don't have the hard data to dispute that the district is all that solidly Dem, certainly not Progressive, or why have they been voting him in since he doesn't make a secret of his doings, plus that Big Bosses call the shots (hearsay). And is MAGA redistricting in play? As for what the constituents "deserve," uh, voting against own interests is common everywhere.

And, we've pushed my universe to its limits, so am checking out here.