The “first grudge match” of 2006 is playing out in the Democratic primary for Congress in Laredo, Texas between incumbent Henry Cuellar, the first Democrat to be endorsed by the free market Club for Growth, and challenger Ciro Rodriguez, who lost the seat to Cuellar in 2004.
It pits an incumbent, Cuellar, versus ex-incumbent Rodriguez, who narrowly lost two years ago; it involves accusations of betrayal, party disloyalty, and voting irregularities; it features the conservative Club for Growth and liberal blogs parachuting into the battle; and it even adds a cameo appearance by Victor Morales, the quixotic Democrat who became famous for driving his white pickup across the Lone Star state while campaigning for the Senate in the 1990s. In short, if this first grudge match of 2006 is any guide, this year’s campaign season will be quite a ride.
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