Left-Wing Group Justice Democrats Picks Its First 2020 Primary Target: Rep. Henry Cuellar
Justice Democrats, the insurgent left organization that backed Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA)—both of whom unseated long-term incumbents in deep-blue districts—has announced its first target for primarying in 2020.
The group will train its focus on Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX), who represents a safe Democratic district in southern Texas. The group has also launched a fund in order to finance a prospective primary challenger against Cuellar, whom they described in a tweet as a “fake Democrat.”
“In the last election cycle, Justice Democrats revealed enormous energy in the Democratic Party primary electorate for change when Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ayanna Pressley upset long-time incumbent Democrats who had grown out-of-touch with their deep blue districts. We’re now leading a grassroots candidate recruitment effort to find a real Democrat to run against Cuellar,” said Alexandra Rojas, executive director of Justice Democrats.
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