Truce is part of Cuellar's strategy to shore up support in Bexar County, which will be...
Labor organizers say Cuellar has never before seemed to care about earning their support. The congressman has never shown up to their candidate screenings in San Antonio, they say.
Fuentes said the local CWA, which backed Cisneros in the primary, has not endorsed Cuellar. But its president appeared at a press conference with the congressman on Tuesday in a show of support. Their support could be a big boost for Cuellar's efforts in Bexar County, whose voters now have significantly more say in the district after it wasBexar County now rivals Cuellar’s home of Webb County as a major population center in the district, which stretches across much of southeast San Antonio and into downtown. Its northwestern-most tip now extends beyond the Alamo.
Garcia and the House GOP have spent more than $3 million on TV ads alone — an unprecedented amount for a party that has rarely competed in the district — plastering screens with depictions of Cuellar as an entrenched politician who has lost touch with his constituents. "Everywhere I go in our community I hear the same thing from voters: South Texans want change," she said."People are frustrated that my opponent, Henry Cuellar, has been in office since the 1980s and has failed to address our challenges."