No. Cuellar was propped up by the party because his opponent was progressive and no other reason. The “he’s an incumbent” bullshit was just an excuse because the party would rather have someone who would vote to have Texas’ abortion laws enforced nationwide than have someone who might vote to raise the minimum wage.
Ok, so they protected Cuellar because and only because his opponent was a progressive.
Cuellar may be a conservative, but he’s not a criminal. Big difference.
Okay, maybe small difference…
So now they have standards beyond “incumbent”?
No. Cuellar was propped up by the party because his opponent was progressive and no other reason. The “he’s an incumbent” bullshit was just an excuse because the party would rather have someone who would vote to have Texas’ abortion laws enforced nationwide than have someone who might vote to raise the minimum wage.