Decision Desk HQ projects that Rep. Cori Bush, a radical leftist member of the “Squad,” has lost her reelection bid to AIPAC-backed Wesley Bell in Missouri’s 1st Congressional District.
Bush, a vocal critic of Israel, had accused the country of an “ethnic cleansing campaign.” Her loss comes on the heels of another “Squad” member, Rep. Jamaal Bowman, losing his seat in New York’s Westchester County to pro-Israel George Latimer.
The race saw significant spending from pro-Israel groups, with at least $9 million spent by PACs aligned with AIPAC and another $500,000 from Democratic Majority for Israel. In contrast, Justice Democrats, the main outside group backing Bush, spent just over $2 million.
Bell, who has received significant funding from pro-Israel groups, was able to outspend Bush and pull ahead in the polls after initially trailing. Bush and her supporters have accused the pro-Israel effort to defeat her of being racist, claiming that AIPAC targets progressive officials of color.
In an open letter before the election, a group of Jewish clergy in St. Louis wrote, “For nearly four years, Cori Bush has not been shy about her desire to isolate, demonize, and discredit Israel… She does not speak for us, nor does her voting record in Congress represent us.”
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Perhaps suggesting the genociding Jews is not a high priority among “Progressives” (or among African Americans)?
Well, 2 down and 2 to go….at least the 2 worst squad members will soon be gone. Hopefully, BOTH parties can rid themselves of the most extreme elements of their membership. I’m equally worried about several of the Christian nationalists who have won primaries this year and will be competing for open Congressional slots in November. Hopefully, they will go down along with AOC and other far-left “progressives” who continue to stand with Hamas.
What is your stance on the communist waltz?
Another one bites the dust
Another one bites the dust
And another one gone, and another one gone
Another one bites the dust, yeah
Hey, I’m gonna get you, too
Another one bites the dust
-1: Hard to tell if you are a bad troll or just a bit uninformed. The Trump campaign had the SAME stupid press releases ready to go with all 6 of the possible VP candidates calling each of them “communists”, “socialists”, “fanatical lefties” etc. and just fill in the name. Thats been Trump’s shtick forever…just use demeaning adjectives, derogatory nicknames over and over again and hope some of it sticks. The Dems have so far avoided responding in kind an it seems to be working. What had been a virtually certain win for Trump is now a quasi-competitive race and every time this moron opens his mouth or Tweets some new nareshkeit, the Dems do better in the polls.