House Republicans Pull $3 Million Reserved for Ads Against Henry Cuellar

Texas gerrymander cracks as GOP abandons House seat they drew for themselves

In a massive admission of defeat, a key Republican super PAC is abandoning efforts to knock off what had been a prize House seat that Texas Republicans specifically redrew to allow themselves to flip it this cycle.According to Punchbowl News' Jake Sherman, the Congressional Leadership Fund "is abandoning its efforts to oust" Rep. Henry Cuellar, a conservative Democrat who represents a heavily-Latino South Texas district. "They are pulling millio…

House Republicans pull $3 million reserved for ads against Henry Cuellar

WASHINGTON — National Republicans are pulling money out of Texas’ 28th Congressional District, a tacit acknowledgment of the difficulties they face in defeating Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar this fall — even after the GOP redrew the seat specifically to oust him. Congressional Leadership Fund, the super PAC that serves as the main piggy bank for [...]

Cross-party draw emerges as key factor in Texas' 28th District race

One national Republican group is canceling $3 million in planned advertising aimed at unseating longtime Rep. Henry Cuellar of Laredo.

House Republicans pull $3 million from bid to oust Henry Cuellar

The Laredo Democrat’s 28th District was one of five seats Republicans redrew last summer to flip to GOP control. But the new map has proven less ironclad than the party hoped.

House Republicans Abandon Another District

The top House GOP super PAC is abandoning its efforts to beat Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) in a district that Republicans redrew in their favor last year, Punchbowl News reports. The cut is a stunning development and signals just how unwieldy the House map has become for the GOP with less than three weeks until […]