{"id":2241358,"date":"2024-05-09T20:49:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T00:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bowman-goes-on-offensive-against-primary-opponent-siding-with-his-republican-megadonors\/"},"modified":"2024-05-09T20:50:26","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T00:50:26","slug":"bowman-goes-on-offensive-against-primary-opponent-siding-with-his-republican-megadonors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bowman-goes-on-offensive-against-primary-opponent-siding-with-his-republican-megadonors\/","title":{"rendered":"Bowman launches attack on primary rival: Accuses of favoring GOP donors"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fbowman-goes-on-offensive-against-primary-opponent-siding-with-his-republican-megadonors%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=2241358&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>Rep. Jamaal Bowman intensifies his\u200b campaign against challenger George Latimer before their primary showdown. President Biden&#8217;s stance on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-johnson-accuses-biden-of-betrayal-hopes-israel-aid-threat-was-senior-moment\/\" title=\"Speaker Johnson accuses Biden of betrayal over Israel aid threat, hopes it was just a 'senior moment.\">withholding weapons<\/a> from Israel during a potential conflict in\u200b Rafah triggers Bowman&#8217;s criticism towards Latimer for\u2064 remaining silent on the\u2063 matter.\u2064 Bowman accuses Latimer of favoring Republican donors, \u2064particularly the American \u2063Israel Public Affairs Committee\u200d supporting him.  <\/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<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jamaal-bowman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Rep. Jamaal Bowman<\/a> (D-NY) is going on the attack ahead of his primary race against challenger <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Westchester County<\/a> Executive \u200b\u200bGeorge Latimer. <\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday he would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/2997099\/biden-no-weapons-israel-rafah-cnn-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>withhold sending offensive weapons to Israel<\/a> if the Middle Eastern ally began a ground invasion into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Rafah<\/a>.\u00a0Bowman, the pro-Palestinian incumbent, attacked his opponent for reportedly not commenting on Biden\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy opponent refuses to stand with President Biden,\u201d Bowman <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamaalBowmanNY\/status\/1788647369896034673\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>posted<\/a> on X in response to a post that claimed Latimer would not comment on Biden\u2019s plans. Bowman supported Biden\u2019s move to pause some arms going overseas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMake no mistake, this is George Latimer siding with his Republican megadonors over President Biden,\u201d He continued. <\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>My opponent refuses to stand with President Biden. <\/p>\n<p>Make no mistake, this is George Latimer siding with his Republican megadonors over President Biden. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YV2NxcAq3u\">https:\/\/t.co\/YV2NxcAq3u<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Jamaal Bowman Ed.D. (@JamaalBowmanNY) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamaalBowmanNY\/status\/1788647369896034673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The \u201cRepublican megadonor\u201d Bowman referred to is likely the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, which is backing Latimer. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marriott-att-airbnbheres-the-list-of-corporations-announcing-they-wont-donate-to-gop-lawmakers-who-objected-to-electoral-votes-from-contested-states\/\" title=\"Marriott, AT&#038;T, Airbnb\u2026Here\u2019s The List Of Corporations Announcing They Won\u2019t Donate To GOP Lawmakers Who Objected To Electoral Votes From Contested States\">political action committee<\/a> has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opensecrets.org\/orgs\/american-israel-public-affairs-cmte\/summary?id=D000046963\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>donated<\/a> to politicians on both sides of the aisle. <\/p>\n<p>In February, Latimer\u2019s campaign was largely funded by AIPAC, with a $600,000 donation making up 40% of the fundraising by that point. The spending is part of a larger goal by AIPAC to oust progressive \u201cSquad\u201d House Democrats who have been increasingly critical of Israel.<\/p>\n<p>While Latimer has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-campaign-doesnt-shy-away-from-abortion-in-iowa-radio-ad\/\" title=\"Trump campaign doesn't shy away from abortion in Iowa radio ad\">maintained strong support<\/a> for Israel, he did condemn the Israel Defense Forces attack on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/2951576\/why-jose-andress-team-was-in-gaza-and-why-the-tragedy-will-have-such-an-effect-in-washington\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>World Central Kitchen aid vehicle<\/a> in April. Jews make up a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2003\/08\/17\/nyregion\/rooted-in-the-county-and-growing.html#:~:text=The%20UJA%20study%20gives%20a,with%2030%20percent%20in%20Manhattan.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>sizable<\/a> population of Westchester County, which could help Latimer, as Bowman has been especially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/2946438\/jamaal-bowman-calls-netanhayu-maniac-needs-removed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>critical<\/a> of Israel in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to an April poll, Bowman was trailing Latimer by 17 points. The poll found that 52% of those polled said they would support Latimer in the primary over the 35% who backed Bowman for reelection. The poll also found that 60% of the district had a favorable view of the United States sending more aid to Israel.<\/p>\n<p>New York is holding its <a href=\"https:\/\/elections.ny.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>primary<\/a> on June 25, where Bowman and Latimer will compete to be the Democratic nominee for New York\u2019s 16th Congressional District.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) gears up against challenger George Latimer before their primary race. President Biden stated he&#8217;d hold back offensive arms to Israel if a ground invasion occurs. Bowman, known for his pro-Palestinian stance, criticizes Latimer&#8217;s reported actions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2241359,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP23130686801709.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2241358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP23130686801709.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2241358","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\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2241358"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2241358\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2241359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2241358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2241358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2241358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}