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Texas Democratic congressman Henry Cuellar was still locked in a tight primary runoff race with progressive challenger Jessica Cisneros on Wednesday, but the Squad" is already angry, regardless of the result.

New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, among the most prominent of the party's progressive wing in Congress, called out its leaders for backing the anti-abortion, pro-gun Cuellar over Cisneros.