Yesterday, The Hill published an article called “Five Democrats the left plans to target” about progressives who are trying to unseat moderate Congressional incumbents. Though not inaccurate, the piece fails to mention how important race is in all this. The first quote in the article comes from South Asian Waleed Shahid, who worked for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jamaal Bowman, both of whom unseated white Democrat incumbents. Mr. Shahid said, “We need strong progressives in Congress to have some sort of counterweight and leverage against the conservative, corporate backed Democrats who are an obstacle to delivering results.” Like the article, Mr. Shahid says nothing about race.
The first target on the list is Henry Cuellar, of Texas’ 28th congressional district, a light-skinned Hispanic who clearly believes in assimilation. His name is “Enrique,” but he chooses to go by the anglicized version, and his website is in English only.
Poster Comment:
All these primary challenges will help Republicans in November. Disgruntled Dems might not show up to the polls and some moderates will vote Republican as their party veers off to AOC.