{"id":2284349,"date":"2024-06-26T23:00:58","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T03:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ayanna-pressley-condemns-dark-money-in-politics-after-bowman-primary-defeat-washington-examiner-2\/"},"modified":"2024-06-26T23:03:37","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T03:03:37","slug":"ayanna-pressley-condemns-dark-money-in-politics-after-bowman-primary-defeat-washington-examiner-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ayanna-pressley-condemns-dark-money-in-politics-after-bowman-primary-defeat-washington-examiner-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Ayanna Pressley condemns \u2018dark money\u2019 in politics after Bowman primary defeat &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Fayanna-pressley-condemns-dark-money-in-politics-after-bowman-primary-defeat-washington-examiner-2%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=2284349&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>Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) labeled &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-i-got-a-covid-test-four-times-in-one-day-two-came-back-negative-two-came-back-positive-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Elon Musk: I Got A COVID Test Four Times In One Day. \u2018Two Came Back Negative, Two Came Back Positive.\u2019 | The Daily Wire\">special interests<\/a>&#8221; such as the American Israel Public Affairs Committee \u2063as a \u200b&#8221;threat\u2063 to\u200d democracy&#8221; following \u2064the defeat of Representative \u2063Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) by\u2064 his primary opponent, George Latimer, \u2064in a recent election held on Tuesday. As of my last knowledge update in September 2021, there is no record of such a statement made by Representative \u2064Ayanna Pressley\u2062 regarding the American Israel Public Affairs Committee\u200c (AIPAC),\u200d nor is there a record of Rep. Jamaal Bowman losing to George Latimer. Jamaal Bowman, a progressive Democrat, was first elected in 2020 to represent \u200cNew York&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-announces-first-post-presidential-rally-in-support-of-congressional-candidate\/\" title=\"Trump Announces First Post-Presidential Rally In Support Of Congressional Candidate\">16th congressional district<\/a> after defeating incumbent Democrat Eliot Engel in the primary. It&#8217;s crucial to\u200d verify current and \u200baccurate sources for the most up-to-date information. Misinformation can often spread regarding political figures and their statements,\u2063 especially in a highly charged political\u2064 environment.  <\/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. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ayanna-pressley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ayanna Pressley<\/a> (D-MA) called \u201cspecial interests\u201d such as the American Israel Public Affairs Committee a \u201cthreat to democracy\u201d after Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jamaal-bowman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jamaal Bowman<\/a> (D-NY) was defeated by his primary opponent, George Latimer, on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis unprecedented sum of money, $20 million \u2026 we can not allow special interests, dark money, super PACs to buy congressional seats,\u201d Pressley said while speaking with Joy Reid on MSNBC.<\/p>\n<p>Bowman lost his reelection bid on Tuesday to Latimer, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ayanna-pressley-condemns-dark-money-in-politics-after-bowman-primary-defeat-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Ayanna Pressley condemns \u2018dark money\u2019 in politics after Bowman primary defeat - Washington Examiner\">received heavy financial backing<\/a> from AIPAC, a pro-Israel super PAC. It was the most expensive House race in the nation\u2019s history, with AIPAC donating more than $14 million alone to Latimer\u2019s campaign. <\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>It has been an honor to serve alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamaalBowmanNY?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JamaalBowmanNY<\/a> in Congress.<\/p>\n<p>His voice and perspective will be missed in our caucus.<\/p>\n<p>Allowing special interests to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sanders-foreign-policy-adviser-departs-to-join-koch-funded-think-tank\/\" title=\"Sanders Foreign Policy Adviser Departs To Join Koch-Funded Think Tank\">buy elections<\/a> is a threat to our democracy and we must get dark money out of our politics. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pPDZ21Rw0r\">pic.twitter.com\/pPDZ21Rw0r<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Ayanna Pressley (@AyannaPressley) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AyannaPressley\/status\/1806130977879810422?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 27, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bowman and other members of the progressive \u201cSquad\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3059302\/bowman-ouster-spells-trouble-house-progressives-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>have been targeted<\/a> by AIPAC this election cycle for their criticism of Israel. At first, Bowman tried to distance himself from the anti-Israel rhetoric, but he eventually criticized the Jewish state for its military campaign in Gaza, earning the ire of AIPAC and other groups.<\/p>\n<p>With Bowman ousted from his seat, other House progressives have lost a key ally. Rep. Cori Bush\u2019s (D-MO) race has also been selected by pro-Israel groups such as AIPAC as an opportunity to oust the Democrat.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) labeled groups like the American Israel Public Affairs Committee a &#8220;threat to democracy&#8221; following Rep. Jamaal Bowman&#8217;s (D-NY) primary loss to George Latimer. She criticized the &#8220;unprecedented&#8221; $20 million funding, condemning the influence of special interests and super PACs in purchasing congressional seats<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2284350,"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\/Ayanna-Pressley.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32973,32974,27910,5894],"class_list":["post-2284349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-ayanna-pressley","tag-bowman-primary-defeat","tag-dark-money","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Ayanna-Pressley.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2284349","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\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2284349"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2284349\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2284350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2284349"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2284349"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2284349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}