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In reply to the discussion: The Progressive Group Closely Tied To Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Has Named The First Democrat It Wants [View all]Igel
(35,300 posts)He didn't endorse the (R). In an email he linked to a fundraising page for Carter (R).
Cuellar is centrist. Carter is centrist from the other side. They've worked together and co-sponsored a number of bills.
In other words, perhaps he'd rather work with somebody he knew he could work across the aisle with than a stranger he didn't know he could work with.
Worse, the Republican in question was a paid up, participating member of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. That apparently has a storied history in who it supports and doesn't, but there it is, for what it's worth.
Not my district, not national, didn't pay a bit of attention to it last year.
(R) in liberal states are called RINOs. They're often to the left of (D) in conservative states. It happens--much less now than before, but in some parts of the country it does still happen. The idea of a national party can be difficult--and when you start pushing party purity, as opposed to unity, it's a question of which wing of the party will purge the other.