Final story paragraph, "Cuellar, one of the last anti-abortion Democrats in Congress, narrowly defeated progressive challenger Jessica Cisneros by fewer than 300 votes in a primary race in 2022." That was where mainstream inner party Democrats backed incumbent Cueller. Now the SOB is indicted. The better candidate, if not opposed by inner party types, would have won.

 The beat goes on. For detail, of the indictment, not the election, this link. The headline quote is from the final paragraph of the report. The remainder discussed the accused criminal activity, Cueller not admitting he did anything criminal. 

Innocent until convicted guilty. If it was any other situation, slack incumbent favored by the party brass over a better progressive, ho-hum, things happen.

Given the past election, how sides were chosen, progressives can moan.

UPDATE: For a sense of one progressive outlet's feelings at the time about the contest, entrenched incumbent against progressive improvement; this search.

FURTHER: EmptyWheel has an open thread launched about Cueller but touching base on multiple issues and thoughts.