Election interference: Cori Bush loses primary in race hijacked by AIPAC
Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., suffered a bruising defeat in her St. Louis district on Tuesday night, becoming the second member of the progressive group of House lawmakers known as “the Squad” to lose a Democratic primary to a more moderate opponent this year.
Bush, a second-term lawmaker, was bested in the Democratic race for Missouri’s 1st District by St. Louis prosecuting attorney Wesley Bell, who was backed by a major pro-Israel group. The race was the second most expensive House primary in U.S. history, taking a back seat only to the contest earlier this year for Rep. Jamaal Bowman’s Bronx-area seat, according to the group ad impact.
Bell sought to frame Bush as out of touch with her constituents throughout the monthslong race and highlighted the multiple investigations into her campaign finances. But Bush’s criticism of the Israeli government, more than any other factor, came to define the campaign. [Continue reading…]
The Cori Bush loss to AIPAC/Wesley Bell is proof that in this system of legalized bribery called U.S. politics, they will always find someone with low morals and ethics to take the bag. As Malcolm X said: “They will pay one of us to kill one of us just to say it was one of us.”
— David A. Love (@davidalove) August 7, 2024
AIPAC is a cancer. This is legalized bribery. pic.twitter.com/TlvaSkhWeW
— AIPAC Tracker (@TrackAIPAC) August 7, 2024
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