{"id":2266173,"date":"2024-06-12T15:56:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T19:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/squad-democrats-rally-behind-bowman-ahead-of-new-york-primary\/"},"modified":"2024-06-12T15:58:25","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T19:58:25","slug":"squad-democrats-rally-behind-bowman-ahead-of-new-york-primary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/squad-democrats-rally-behind-bowman-ahead-of-new-york-primary\/","title":{"rendered":"Squad&#8217; Democrats support Bowman before New York primary"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fsquad-democrats-rally-behind-bowman-ahead-of-new-york-primary%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=2266173&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 (D-NY) is currently involved in \u2064a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/romney-other-anti-trump-republicans-to-fundraise-for-cheney-re-election-bid\/\" title=\"Romney, Other Anti-Trump Republicans To Fundraise For Cheney Re-Election Bid\">heated primary race<\/a> against Westchester County Executive George Latimer, which is scheduled for June 25. The competition has intensified as Bowman faces a decrease in endorsements from Jewish groups due to his \u200dstatements supporting pro-Palestinian protests and advocating for a ceasefire in Gaza. As a result, the pro-Israel American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) has heavily funded Latimer\u2019s campaign, contributing\u2063 nearly $2 million and planning to spend around \u200c$25\u200c million in total. the New York\u2019s 16th Congressional District \u2063primary has seen outsized outside spending, surpassing $11.3 \u2063million.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the significant financial backing for Latimer from pro-Israel groups, members of the progressive &#8220;Squad&#8221; have rallied to support \u2063Bowman. Notably, Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) has donated \u200d$500,000 to the Justice Democrats\u2019 expenditure arm, which is actively campaigning for Bowman and engaging in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/erick-erickson-cleaning-up-the-right\/\" title=\"Erick Erickson: Cleaning Up the Right\">media ad buys<\/a>. Similarly, other progressive figures, including \u200dRep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez\u2064 (D-NY) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), are energetically campaigning, with\u2063 AOC organizing a \u201cGOTV Rally\u201d in the Bronx to inspire voter\u2062 turnout in Bowman\u2019s favor. The recent developments depict a deeply contested race, where political ideologies and external influences are significantly impacting the election\u200c dynamics.  <\/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>\n<p>\u201cSquad\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democrats<\/a> are going all in for Rep. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jamaal-bowman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jamaal Bowman<\/a> (D-NY) as he faces a competitive primary at the end of the month, with some donating thousands to attack his opponent as the race attracts millions in outside spending.<\/p>\n<p>Bowman is facing Westchester County Executive George Latimer in the June 25 primary, a contest that has grown messy as the congressman continues to <a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/hudson-valley\/politics\/2024\/06\/03\/mondaire-jones-endorses-latimer-over-bowman-in-close-ny-16-primary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>lose endorsements<\/a> and support from <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jewish\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jewish<\/a> groups and their allies over his defense of pro-Palestinian protests and calls for a ceasefire in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>His perceived anti-Israel stance has led the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/aipac\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>American Isreal Public Affairs Committee<\/a>, one of the largest pro-Israel fundraising groups, to pour nearly $2 million into Latimer\u2019s campaign \u2014 the most it has raised for any congressional candidate. The group is also on track to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/2024\/6\/6\/jamaal_bowman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">spend nearly $25 million<\/a> in the race.<\/p>\n<p>Outside spending in the primary for New York\u2019s 16th Congressional District has hit over $11.3 million, according to Federal Election Commission filings, with most of the money going toward pro-Latimer and anti-Bowman ads.<\/p>\n<p>To beat back the flood of funds from pro-Israel groups, some Squad members are donating their own campaign funds to assist Bowman in his primary.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) has given $500,000 to Justice Democrats\u2019 expenditure arm, which is focusing on protecting Bowman and Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) from AIPAC, per <em>Semafor<\/em>. The Justice Democrats\u2019 PAC <a href=\"https:\/\/docquery.fec.gov\/cgi-bin\/forms\/C00630665\/1788592\/se\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>filed on Tuesday<\/a> that it would spend $250,000 in TV ad buys supporting Bowman.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>Other progressive lawmakers are rallying behind Bowman as well. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is hosting a \u201cGOTV Rally\u201d in the Bronx to garner support ahead of the primary, and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is expected to be in attendance.<\/p>\n<p>In a Tuesday poll from Emerson College, Latimer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3038480\/jamaal-bowman-trailing-democratic-challenger-house-primary-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>holds a significant lead<\/a> over the incumbent, 48% to Bowman\u2019s 31%. Bowman\u2019s unfavorability rate sits at 43% compared to Latimer\u2019s 23%.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), left, and Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), right, embrace during a vigil alongside state legislators and faith leaders on hunger strike on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, outside the White House to demand that President Joe Biden call for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. (AP Photo\/Nathan Howard)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bowman\u2019s race is considered a top priority, according to Congressional Progressive Caucus Chairwoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), so much so that the CPC\u2019s PAC recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3031321\/progressive-caucus-pac-rescinds-endorsement-democrat-mondaire-jones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>rescinded its endorsement<\/a> of former Democratic Rep. Mondaire Jones, who endorsed Latimer over his former colleague. Jones said his decision to endorse Latimer over Bowman was due to his \u201cvery different views on Israel\u201d compared to the incumbent.<\/p>\n<p>Jayapal said last week that she was \u201cso disgusted\u201d by Jones\u2019s decision and reaffirmed the caucus\u2019s support of Bowman.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe thinks it\u2019s obviously politically expedient, but I don\u2019t,\u201d Jayapal said of Jones. \u201cAnd it\u2019s not the way we operate as progressives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can\u2019t be inconsistent where we have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/progressive-caucus-pac-rescinds-endorsement-of-democrat-mondaire-jones\/\" title=\"Progressive Caucus PAC withdraws support from Democrat Mondaire Jones\">top-priority incumbent<\/a> that we\u2019re spending money on, and one of our candidates \u2026 who is attacking that person,\u201d the CPC chairwoman continued. \u201cSo we stand firmly behind Jamaal Bowman \u2014 we\u2019re going to do everything we can to help Jamaal win. And I hope we have Jamaal back in Congress.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Squad&#8221; Democrats are rallying behind Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) in his tight primary race against Westchester County Executive George Latimer on June 25. They&#8217;ve donated thousands to counteract the millions in external funds supporting his opponent<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2266174,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Bowman-Tlaib.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2266173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Bowman-Tlaib.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2266173","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\/2648"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2266173"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2266173\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2266174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2266173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2266173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2266173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}