Just found this on
Political Wire:
According to CQ Politics, former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX), who lost a close primary to Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) in Texas' 28th congressional district earlier this year, will challenge Rep. Henry Bonilla (R-TX) in the 23rd district.
The reason? "The new congressional map for Texas' 23rd District, invoked Aug. 4 by a federal court panel in response to a June 28 Supreme Court ruling, added thousands of members of south Texas' Democratic-leaning Hispanic population to the voting constituency of Republican Rep. Henry Bonilla -- making him potentially more vulnerable to a serious Democratic challenge."
As a result, CQ changed its rating on the race from Safe Republican to Republican Favored.
The San Antonio Express quotes Rodriguez: "We've been looking at the data, and it's doable," Rodriguez said. "It's not going to be easy, but it's doable."
This is going to be another uphill battle for Ciro, probably tougher than his primary battle earlier this year was. But I'm really glad he's decided to toss his hat back in the ring and knock out this particulary odious Republican.
Give the man some turkee, won'cha?