With thousands of ground troops arriving in Iran, check in on the 4 House Dems who voted *against* an Iran war powers resolution this month.

-Henry Cuellar #TX28: member of Blue Dog Coalition and New Dems
-Jared Golden #ME02: Blue Dog
-Greg Landsman #OH01 and Juan Vargas #CA52: @newdems.bsky.social

Corporate-Funded ‘Blue Dog’ Dems Plan New Super PAC and Dark Money Group The new groups will give the Blue Dogs a new way to raise and spend unlimited amounts of money on their campaigns, possibly including money from sources that go undisclosed.

Three House Dems in the Blue Dog Coalition voted for the GOP's SAVE Act in April, as they raised more dark money to spend in Democratic primaries.

Blue Dog Co-chair Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez #WA03, with Reps. Henry Cuellar #TX28 and Jared Golden #ME02. (Ed Case of #HI01, too, a former member.)

#TX28 was redrawn to favor Republicans in the Rio Grande Valley. Democratic incumbent Henry Cuellar received a pardon from Trump and won re-nomination by a less than impressive 58% in 3-way primary.

Webb County Judge Tano Tijerina will be the GOP nominee

Henry Cuellar actually LOST the early vote in Hidalgo County in #TX28:

Ricardo Villareal- 50.2%
Henry Cuellar (Inc)- 44.4%
Andrew Valentine- 5.4%

Just a terrible performance for the longtime incumbent

Webb County, which is about 95 percent Hispanic and located smack dab in Henry Cuellar's #TX28 district has Talarico +34 with 67% of the vote reported so far.

Polls close at 8PM.

#TX28

Henry Cuellar only won the early vote in home county of Webb (Laredo) in #TX28 by a 60-35 margin against doctor Ricardo Villareal.

For reference, Cuellar won Webb 68-32 against Jessica Cisneros in 2022

Currently the caucus is co-chaired by Reps. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez #WA03, Vicente Gonzalez #TX34, and Lou Correa #CA46. Others: Adam Gray #CA13, Sanford Bishop #GA02, Jim Costa #CA21, Henry Cuellar #TX28, Jared Golden #ME02, Josh Gottheimer #NJ05, Mike Thompson #CA04.

readsludge.com/tag/blue-dogs/

17 House Dems voted for Trump's $1+ trillion defense budget in September:

Cuellar #TX28
Davis #NC01
Gillen #NY04
Golden #ME02
Gonzalez #TX34
Gottheimer #NJ05
Gray #CA13
Horsford #NV04
Kaptur #OH09
Lee #NV03
Delaney #MD06
Rivet #MI08
Mrvan #IN01
Perez #WA03
Sykes #OH13
Vindman #VA07
Whitesides #CA27

Interesting: just as TX Republicans didn't draw #TX28 or #TX34 as red as they could have, VA Dems didn't draw #VA02 or #VA06 as blue as they could have. But in a year like 2026, Dems may end up winning all four seats in question (if VA map clears hurdles to enactment).

House votes to reopen the government – setting up a fight over ICE The Senate and the White House will now negotiate guardrails for ICE and CBP agents after the killing of both Renee Good and Alex Pretti

Dems who voted for the spending bill:
Bishop
Case
Clyburn
Courtney
Cuellar #TX28
Davids #KS03
Davis #NC01 (Trump district)
DeLauro
Foster
Golden #ME02
Gottheimer
Himes
Hoyer
Kaptur #OH09 (Trump district)
Larsen
MGP #WA03
Peters
Schrier
David Scott
Sewell
Veasey
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

::tired voice:: it isn't only Henry, but it's *always* Henry.

Get him the fuck outta there, #TX28!

THIS!

If Democrats are too afraid to #AbolishDHS #AbolishICE, then FIRE those Democrats.
Americans deserve better than COWARDS representing us in Congress.
Start with these 7 & anyone who defends them: #ME02 [Golden leaving already] #TX28 #NC01 #NY03 #NY04 #TX34 #WA03

#2026Midterms #2026Elections

THIS!

If Democrats are too afraid to #AbolishDHS #AbolishICE, then FIRE those Democrats.
Americans deserve better than COWARDS representing us in Congress.
Start with these 7 & anyone who defends them: #ME02 [Golden leaving already] #TX28 #NC01 #NY03 #NY04 #TX34 #WA03

#2026Midterms #2026Elections

And someday - when we get OUR government back from these Nazis, FELON Trump/Noem/Bovino/Homan will face charges/juries for their crimes.

But that won't happen until Dems DUMP @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social & all the cowards in the Party: #NY03 #TX28 #NC01 #NY04 #ME02 #TX34 #WA03

And someday - when we get OUR government back from these Nazis, FELON Trump/Noem/Bovino/Homan will face charges/juries for their crimes.

But that won't happen until Dems DUMP @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social & all the cowards in the Party: #NY03 #TX28 #NC01 #NY04 #ME02 #TX34 #WA03

... and 7 Democrats just voted to give ICE thugs more money to keep killing Americans in our streets.
Fire them - force them out now. Don't even wait for the #2026Midterms, given a few are planning to retire then anyway.
#NY03 #TX28 #NC01 #NY04 #ME02 #TX34 #WA03
bsky.app/profile/spen... #AbolishICE

... and 7 Democrats just voted to give ICE thugs more money to keep killing Americans in our streets.
Fire them - force them out now. Don't even wait for the #2026Midterms, given a few are planning to retire then anyway.
#NY03 #TX28 #NC01 #NY04 #ME02 #TX34 #WA03
bsky.app/profile/spen... #AbolishICE

Hey voters in #NY03 #TX28 #NC01 #NY04 #ME02 #TX34 #WA03, YOUR House members are complicit in the cold-blooded execution of Alex Preeti today.
By voting in favor of more ICE funding, those cowardly Dems clearly told ICE it was OK to keep killing people on American streets.
Pretti's blood is on them!

Hey voters in #NY03 #TX28 #NC01 #NY04 #ME02 #TX34 #WA03, YOUR House members are complicit in the cold-blooded execution of Alex Preeti today.
By voting in favor of more ICE funding, those cowardly Dems clearly told ICE it was OK to keep killing people on American streets.
Pretti's blood is on them!

Hey voters in #NY03 #TX28 #NC01 #NY04 #ME02 #TX34 #WA03, YOUR House members are complicit in the cold-blooded execution of Alex Preeti today.
By voting in favor of more ICE funding, those cowardly Dems clearly told ICE it was OK to keep killing people on American streets.
Pretti's blood is on them!

Hey voters in #NY03 #TX28 #NC01 #NY04 #ME02 #TX34 #WA03, YOUR House members are complicit in the cold-blooded execution of Alex Preeti today.
By voting in favor of more ICE funding, those cowardly Dems clearly told ICE it was OK to keep killing people on American streets.
Pretti's blood is on them!

Thanks, friend!

🚨Attn Texas: primary — March 3

Don’t agonize, ORGANIZE!
We don’t have much time between now and 3/3, so let’s research our #TX28 candidates (against Cuellar) and GOTV.

Following @etiennerev.bsky.social!

Cuellar happens to be my rep 😒 and I have thoughts:
bsky.app/profile/lisa...

#TX28

Ricardo Villarreal's campaign site: www.votericardovillarreal.com

Andrew Vantine's campaign site: andrewvantine.org

Marlón Durán (Green Party) on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@marlon4tx

Are these the democrats who voted yes in the ICE funding bill?
🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

Henry Cuellar #TX28
Vicente Gonzalez #TX34
Jared Golden #ME02
Tom Suozzi #NY03
Don Davis #NC01
Gluesenkamp Perez #WA03
Gillen NY04

Henry Cuellar #TX28
Vicente Gonzalez #TX34
Jared Golden #ME02
Tom Suozzi #NY03
Don Davis #NC01
Gluesenkamp Perez #WA03
Gillen NY04

The democrats who voted yes in the ICE funding bill.
🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

Henry Cuellar #TX28
Vicente Gonzalez #TX34
Jared Golden #ME02
Tom Suozzi #NY03
Don Davis #NC01
Gluesenkamp Perez #WA03
Gillen NY04

Collaborators:

Henry Cuellar #TX28
Vicente Gonzalez #TX34
Jared Golden #ME02
Tom Suozzi #NY03
Don Davis #NC01
Gluesenkamp Perez #WA03
Gillen #NY04

They cannot be trusted to stand against the fascists.

Hey remember when we could've had Jessica Cisneros in #TX28 but the usual suspects insisted on Henry Cuellar instead, ahahahaha I hate you all 🙃

Henry Cuellar #TX28
Vicente Gonzalez #TX34
Jared Golden #ME02
Tom Suozzi #NY03
Don Davis #NC01
Gluesenkamp Perez #WA03
Gillen NY04

When these people come, clogging your internet, begging for campaign money, remember. They voted in favor of the DHS budget. Every one of them.