TX-28: Republicans put up little fight in Henry Cuellar's race after indictment
WASHINGTON — Republicans were handed a gift earlier this year, when U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar — a beloved son of Laredo — was indicted on charges of bribery, money laundering and working for the Azerbaijanis and a Mexican bank.
The South Texas congressman was one of the GOP’s biggest targets last election cycle, and a few weeks after his indictment, the National Republican Congressional Committee, the party’s U.S. House campaign arm, announced he was once again on their hit list.
But with just a few weeks until Election Day, Republicans have little to show for it. Their candidate, Jay Furman, raised a modest $323,000 this cycle through the end of September with over $181,000 in debts, according to a filing with the Federal Election Commission. For comparison, Cuellar raised over $2.3 million with no debts.
There have been no ad reservations announced by the NRCC or the Congressional Leadership Fund — Republicans’ main super PAC for the U.S. House — in Laredo, the district’s population center. Meanwhile, both groups have collectively invested over $2 million in Harlingen to boost former Rep. Mayra Flores, a Republican, in her bid to unseat Democratic Rep. Vicente Gonzalez in another competitive South Texas race. GOP leaders also have yet to stump for Furman as House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana did for Flores.
https://www.texastribune.org/2024/10/16/henry-cuellar-south-texas-indictiment-republicans/
= new reply since forum marked as read
