Washington Post – Politics:
This was not Cisneros’s first bid against Rep. Henry Cuellar. After interning for him in 2014, she waged a primary challenge six years later and came within 2,700 votes of defeating him. Cuellar was able to prevail then thanks to decades of name recognition and a deep campaign account — he outspent her by $700,000.
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