{"id":2270856,"date":"2024-06-18T17:44:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T21:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-to-rally-for-bowman-in-the-bronx-ahead-of-tight-primary-race\/"},"modified":"2024-06-18T17:46:30","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T21:46:30","slug":"aoc-to-rally-for-bowman-in-the-bronx-ahead-of-tight-primary-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-to-rally-for-bowman-in-the-bronx-ahead-of-tight-primary-race\/","title":{"rendered":"AOC to support Bowman at Bronx rally before close primary contest"},"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%2Faoc-to-rally-for-bowman-in-the-bronx-ahead-of-tight-primary-race%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=2270856&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. Alexandria\u200d Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is \u200dplanning to support Rep.\u2062 Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) at a rally \u200cin St. Mary\u2019s Park, \u200cNew York, just \u2064days before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-favorability-ratings-tank-as-his-poll-numbers-falter-fallen-flat\/\" title=\"DeSantis' popularity plummets as poll numbers decline: 'Failed miserably'\">primary\u2064 elections<\/a> on June 25. The rally, which also features Sen. Bernie\u2063 Sanders (I-VT), is intended to help Bowman in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-minority-leader-lynch-avoids-ouster-in-no-confidence-caucus-vote\/\" title=\"House Minority Leader Lynch survives 'no confidence' caucus vote\">challenging primary race<\/a>\u200b against opponents\u200c funded by the \u2064American Israel Public \u200cAffairs Committee and other corporate interests due to his and his allies&#8217; critical stance on Israel, \u200dparticularly in response to the\u2062 recent conflict in Gaza. The event underscores \u2062the political effort to \u2063counteract significant lobbying money and maintain progress on their political agendas.  <\/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_79\">\n<p>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-kraken-released-attorney-sidney-powell-files-104-page-bombshell-complaint-of-massive-fraud-in-georgia-election-update-michigan-too\/\" title=\"BREAKING: KRAKEN RELEASED! Attorney Sidney Powell Files 104 Page BOMBSHELL COMPLAINT of Massive Fraud in Georgia Election - Update: Michigan too\">joining<\/a> her fellow New York lawmaker, Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), at a rally this weekend to secure his seat in a heated primary race, which is looking to be an uphill battle for the incumbent Democrat.<\/p>\n<p>Bowman will also be joined by Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bernie-sanders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Bernie Sanders<\/a> (I-VT) at this rally, which will be located at St. Mary\u2019s Park in New York. AOC shared the details of the rally on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a>, writing that the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and other \u201ccorporate lobby interests\u201d are donating millions of dollars to unseat Bowman in the primary, with all three politicians at this rally being critics of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Israel<\/a> amid the war in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Gaza<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will not let them win,\u201d AOC\u2019s post on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-macron-says-he-wants-to-piss-off-unjabbed-by-banning-them-from-social-life-with-vax-pass\/\" title=\"President Macron Says He Wants to 'Piss Off' Unjabbed by Banning Them From Social Life With Vax Pass\">social media read<\/a>. \u201cIn order to prevail, we must put out a call to all who care for progress and believe in taking action to advance and protect change.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C8Swg7Ux-T0\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"><\/blockquote>\n<p>The rally is being held three days before New York\u2019s primary elections on June 25, with the congresswoman reminding her followers on X of this timing.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>Bowman\u2019s criticism of Israel included claiming that the country used \u201cpropaganda\u201d after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hamas<\/a> attack on Oct. 7, claiming that there was no evidence of Israeli victims being raped or of Israeli babies being beheaded. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2939960\/squad-member-bowman-backtracks-comment-calling-accounts-of-rape-in-israel-on-oct-7-propaganda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>He has since backtracked these comments<\/a>, stressing the need for Hamas to release its hostages and that he will \u201calways stand against sexual violence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Polling data released last week on Bowman\u2019s primary in New York\u2019s 16th District, in which he is running against George Latimer, <a href=\"https:\/\/emersoncollegepolling.com\/ny16-poll-george-latimer-leads-jamaal-bowman-48-to-31\/#:~:text=A%20new%20Emerson%20College%20Polling,support%20incumbent%20Representative%20Jamaal%20Bowman.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>has the incumbent lawmaker at 31%<\/a>, with Latimer at a double-digit lead at 48%. The poll was conducted among 425 likely Democratic primary voters with a margin of error of +\/- 4.7%.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sanders joining this rally comes as he has also been critical of Israel, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3001074\/lindsey-graham-slams-bernie-sanders-call-for-total-cut-in-u-s-aid-to-israel-irresponsible-statement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>accusing the country of violating international law<\/a> in its war against Hamas and stating that it \u201cshould not be receiving the nickel in U.S. military aid.\u201d He has also stated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3025407\/sanders-vows-boycott-netanyahu-address\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>he will not attend<\/a> Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s address to Congress, which is scheduled for July 24.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> has contacted AOC\u2019s office for comment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) will support Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) at a rally this weekend. Bowman faces a tough primary challenge to retain his seat. The event aims to bolster his campaign in a competitive race<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2270857,"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\/AP24113679238987-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2270856","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24113679238987-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2270856","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2270856"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2270856\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2270857"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2270856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2270856"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2270856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}