Perhaps the “Squad” isn’t as strong as they think.
Just a few short weeks after Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York lost his primary against now Democratic nominee George Latimer, another member of the infamous liberal group is poised for a defeat at the polls.
Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri is facing a massive polling deficit behind her primary challenger, prosecuting attorney for St. Louis County, Wesley Bell, according to a poll obtained by the New York Post.
Bush, who like other “Squad” members has been vocally anti-Israel, is now up against a 23-point deficit against Bell as her primary approaches on August 6, according to the poll conducted by McLaughlin & Associates for the CCA Action Fund.
Recently, the “Squad” has been vocal in their stance against Israel.
In early October 2023, the House voted to condemn Hamas for beginning an “unprovoked war on Israel” after “slaughtering Israelis and abducting hostages in towns in southern Israel, including children and the elderly.” Bush, along with other “Squad” members Bowman, Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, Rep. Ilan Omar of Minnesota and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, all voted against the bill.
In February, Bush and Tlaib were the only two members of the House to vote against a bill that “imposes immigration-related penalties” on Hamas terrorists.
Many pro-Israeli groups, including the Jewish Democratic Council of America (JDCA), the Democratic Majority for Israel (DMFI) PAC and the American Israel Affairs Public Committee (AIPAC), have now publicly endorsed Bell over Bush.
“Mr. Bell’s record stands in sharp contrast to his opponent, Congresswoman Cori Bush, whose opposition to the Democratic agenda and longstanding enmity towards Israel was underscored by her vituperative statements and votes since the October 7th terrorist attacks,” Mark Mellman, Chairman of DMFI PAC, said in a press release. “We’re going to do everything we can to help Wesley Bell defeat Congresswoman Cori Bush.”
The anti-Israel rhetoric from the “Squad” is well documented. Bowman lashed out at pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC for launching attack ads against him.
“We’re all going to show f***ing AIPAC the power of the motherf***ing South Bronx,” he shouted in a rally shortly before losing his primary. “People ask me why I’ve got a foul mouth: What am I supposed to do? You comin’ after me. You comin’ after my family. You comin’ after my children. I’m not supposed to fight back? We’re going to show them who the f*** we are.”