{"id":2224546,"date":"2024-04-18T17:47:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T21:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-israel-primary-challengers-outraise-and-outpoll-vulnerable-squad-members\/"},"modified":"2024-04-18T17:49:01","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T21:49:01","slug":"pro-israel-primary-challengers-outraise-and-outpoll-vulnerable-squad-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-israel-primary-challengers-outraise-and-outpoll-vulnerable-squad-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Primary challengers supporting Israel raise more funds and gain more support than &#8216;Squad&#8217; members facing tough reelection battles"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpro-israel-primary-challengers-outraise-and-outpoll-vulnerable-squad-members%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2224546&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Pro-Israel primary challengers raise more funds and lead \u2064in polls over vulnerable \u200b&#8217;Squad&#8217; members \u2063like Jamaal\u200c Bowman\u2064 and \u200bCori Bush. Bowman faces fundraising challenges compared \u200bto his\u200d opponent ahead of \u200cthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-battle-for-control-of-missouris-redistricting-map\/\" title=\"Republicans Battle for Control of Missouri\u2019s Redistricting Map\">upcoming primary elections<\/a>. The competition intensifies as Bowman\u2019s\u2062 opponent secures significant financial\u2063 backing from pro-Israel\u200c organizations. Pro-Israel primary challengers \u2062outfundraise and outpoll vulnerable &#8216;Squad&#8217; members, including Jamaal Bowman and Cori Bush. Bowman struggles with\u200c fundraising\u200c against his opponent prior to the imminent primary elections, as his rival secures substantial financial support from\u200d pro-Israel groups.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<section id=\"article\">\n<article data-post-title=\"Pro-Israel Primary Challengers Outraise and Outpoll Vulnerable 'Squad' Members\" data-post-slug=\"http:\/\/fbi-chief-says-agency-on-alert-for-threats-to-jews-ahead-of-passover\" data-post-url id=\"print-1881261\">\n<div>\n<h2>Jamaal Bowman and Cori Bush could be the first &#8216;Squad&#8217; members to lose an election<\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\tCori Bush, Jamaal Bowman (Drew Angerer\/Getty Images)\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The congressional &#8220;Squad&#8221; is on the ropes as its most vulnerable members find themselves outraised and outpolled by their pro-Israel primary challengers.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D., N.Y.), who initially <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/jamaal-bowman-called-reports-of-hamas-rapes-propaganda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dismissed<\/a> reports of Hamas terrorists raping Israelis as &#8220;propaganda&#8221; in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 attacks, was drastically outraised by his primary opponent during the first three months of 2024, Federal Election Commission filings show. Westchester County executive George Latimer <a href=\"https:\/\/docquery.fec.gov\/pdf\/622\/202404159633263622\/202404159633263622.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">raked in<\/a> $2.2 million from January through March and ended the quarter with over $3 million in his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-union-blunder-reveals-the-truth-behind-big-labor\/\" title=\"Biden Union Blunder Reveals The Truth Behind Big Labor\">campaign war chest<\/a>. Bowman <a href=\"https:\/\/docquery.fec.gov\/pdf\/689\/202404159633388689\/202404159633388689.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">raised<\/a> just $1.3 million, and has less than $1.5 million on hand heading into the June 25 primary.<\/p>\n<p>Latimer launched his campaign to unseat Bowman after the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks and has garnered support from major pro-Israel groups including the Democratic Majority for Israel Political Activity Committee and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, which is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/03\/03\/aipac-israel-spending-democratic-primaries-00144552\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">expected<\/a> to spend $100 million in 2024 to unseat anti-Israel politicians.<\/p>\n<p>Bowman has remained unrelenting in his opposition to Israel even as Latimer has a massive <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/anti-israel-squad-member-jamaal-bowman-down-17-points-in-primary-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">17-point polling lead<\/a> against the &#8220;Squad&#8221; member. Bowman was <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/04\/18\/us-news\/aoc-bowman-lead-opposition-to-house-resolution-condemning-iran-attack-on-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one of 14<\/a> House lawmakers on Thursday to vote against a resolution condemning Iran for its drone and missile attacks against Israel last weekend and reaffirming the United States\u2019 commitment to supporting Israel through weapons assistance.<\/p>\n<p>Bowman was joined in voting against the resolution by his fellow &#8220;Squad&#8221; member Rep. Cori Bush (D., Mo.), who faces her own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/great-american-comeback-desantis-launches-presidential-bid-pledges-to-restore-sanity-to-our-society\/\" title=\"DeSantis announces presidential run, vows to bring sanity back to society.\">formidable primary challenge<\/a> from St. Louis County prosecuting attorney Wesley Bell. Bell launched his campaign after the Oct. 7 attacks and has frequently attacked Bush for her steadfast opposition to Israel.\t<\/p>\n<p>Bell, who has also secured <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/elections\/jewish-dems-endorse-squad-challengers-pitting-them-against-incumbents-jamaal-bowman-and-cori-bush\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">support<\/a> from pro-Israel groups in his campaign, leads Bush by 22 points, according to a recent poll. Bell raised $954,000 during the first three months of 2024, compared with Bush\u2019s $608,000. He also has a significant cash-on-hand advantage over Bush, ending the quarter with over $1.1 million. Bush, meanwhile, has just $528,000 on hand heading into the August 6 primary.<\/p>\n<p>If Bowman or Bush lose their elections, it would mark the first electoral loss for the &#8220;Squad&#8221; since Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) launched the caucus in 2019.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vulnerable &#8216;Squad&#8217; members, including Jamaal Bowman and Cori Bush, face fierce competition from pro-Israel primary challengers. These challengers are gaining ground by surpassing them in fundraising and polling, potentially leading to the first &#8216;Squad&#8217; members&#8217; defeat in an election<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":108,"featured_media":2224547,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/reps-ilhan-omar-and-barbara-lee-discuss-bill-to-cancel-rent-and-mortga-scaled-e1707261416642.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2224546","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/reps-ilhan-omar-and-barbara-lee-discuss-bill-to-cancel-rent-and-mortga-scaled-e1707261416642.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2224546","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2224546"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2224546\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2224547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2224546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2224546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2224546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}