{"id":2288178,"date":"2024-07-02T17:12:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T21:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democratic-leaders-back-cori-bush-following-jamaal-bowman-loss-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-02T17:15:39","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T21:15:39","slug":"house-democratic-leaders-back-cori-bush-following-jamaal-bowman-loss-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democratic-leaders-back-cori-bush-following-jamaal-bowman-loss-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"House Democratic leaders back Cori Bush following Jamaal Bowman loss &#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\">26<\/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%2Fhouse-democratic-leaders-back-cori-bush-following-jamaal-bowman-loss-washington-examiner%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=2288178&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>House Democratic leaders have endorsed Rep.\u2063 Cori Bush in her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nevada-oks-bill-in-try-for-1st-presidential-nominating-state\/\" title=\"Nevada OKs Bill in Try for 1st Presidential Nominating State\">primary contest<\/a>, following Rep. Jamaal Bowman&#8217;s loss. \u2063This support from leaders such as Hakeem\u200d Jeffries\u2063 and \u2064Katherine Clark comes amidst warnings about tough incumbent \u2064primaries and outside spending. \u200dThe lack \u2062of support from Democratic leadership has been highlighted as a \u2063factor \u2064in Bowman&#8217;s defeat. \u2064The upcoming races of Bush and \u2062Ilhan Omar are also under scrutiny, particularly regarding\u200b their stances on Israel. The impact of these \u200bendorsements and\u2063 the potential involvement of Democratic leaders in\u200d campaigning for \u200cBush remain uncertain.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington 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Schilke<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-02T16:43:41-04:00\">July 2, 2024 4:43 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1692621\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>House Democratic<\/a> leaders endorsed Rep. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cori-bush\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Cori Bush<\/a> (D-MO) in her competitive <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/primaries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>primary<\/a> contest Tuesday, days after fellow \u201cSquad\u201d member Rep. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jamaal-bowman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jamaal Bowman<\/a> (D-NY) lost his reelection bid.<\/p>\n<p>House Minority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hakeem-jeffries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hakeem Jeffries<\/a> (D-NY), House Minority Whip <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/katherine-clark\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Katherine Clark<\/a> (D-MA), and Caucus Chair <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pete-aguilar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Pete Aguilar<\/a> (D-CA) threw their support behind Bush in a joint statement, giving her a boost ahead of Missouri\u2019s primary next month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCori has shown up for the people of St. Louis in the fight for reproductive freedom, gun violence prevention, and affordable housing,\u201d House Democrat leaders said. \u201cWe stand together to endorse Cori Bush for reelection as we collectively work hard to make life better for everyday Americans and battle the corrosive extreme MAGA Republican agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The endorsement comes as Democrats are preparing for tough incumbent primaries, particularly seats held by liberals who have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3059302\/bowman-ouster-spells-trouble-house-progressives-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>targeted<\/a> for their anti-Israel stances. Many are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3060108\/house-gop-good-riddance-bowman-democrats-red-alert-primary-spending\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>warning about the level of outside spending<\/a> in these races, calling Bowman\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3057326\/bowman-primary-squad-democrat-israel-new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>loss<\/a> to Westchester County Executive George Latimer\u00a0a \u201cred alert\u201d for the party.<\/p>\n<p>House Democratic leaders generally back all incumbents regardless of ideological leaning. Jeffries and the other House leaders had endorsed and donated money to Bowman, but they did not hit the campaign trails for him. <\/p>\n<p>Some have pointed to a lack of support from Democratic leadership as one of many factors contributing to Bowman\u2019s defeat. When asked if leadership should have been more involved in assisting Bowman in his primary, Congressional Progressive Caucus Whip Gregorio Casar (D-TX) pointed to the \u201cunprecedented\u201d spending from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and other groups that don\u2019t represent the liberals\u2019 districts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think Mr. Bowman\u2019s race opens up the floodgates to potentially tens of millions of dollars being spent in primaries, tens of millions of dollars that aren\u2019t necessarily talking about, in their ads, the issues that that big interest cares about, but about something else,\u201d Casar said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we don\u2019t take this as a red alert moment, that there\u2019s historic and unprecedented spending in one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-liberal-truth-brigade-has-ties-to-billionaire-who-peddled-disinformation\/\" title=\"New Liberal \u2018Truth Brigade\u2019 Has Ties to Billionaire Who Peddled Disinformation\">congressional primary<\/a>, we should take a bigger lesson away from this, then,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Whether or not Democratic leaders will stump and campaign for Bush is unclear as of now. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith their support, I know we\u2019re going to win our race in August, take back the House in November, and continue to deliver for the people and St. Louis,\u201d Bush said in a statement, thanking leaders for their endorsement.<\/p>\n<p>Bush and \u201cSquad\u201d Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nancy-mace-beats-challengers-in-gop-primary-despite-mccarthy-revenge-tour\/\" title=\"Nancy Mace wins GOP primary, overcoming McCarthy&#039;s revenge tour\">face primaries<\/a> in August. The Missouri Democrat\u2019s challenger, St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell, has been vocally critical of the congresswoman\u2019s calls to end the \u201coccupation\u201d of Israel \u2014 a common call among the progressive left as the war continues in the region.<\/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>Donors close to AIPAC, Democratic Majority for Israel, and other pro-Israel groups had cited Bush and Bowman\u2019s races as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bowman-ouster-spells-trouble-for-house-progressives-on-israel-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Bowman ouster spells trouble for House progressives on Israel - Washington Examiner\">groups\u2019 top targets<\/a> for 2024. Through the United Democracy Project PAC, AIPAC has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2024\/05\/28\/congress\/courts-appeals-congress-records-denied-foia-leopold-schilling-00160200\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>spent or reserved $2.6 million<\/a> to boost Bell in the primary, according to <em>Politico<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Bush has been encumbered by personal controversies this election cycle, including a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2828497\/how-cori-bushs-private-security-payments-prompted-a-criminal-investigation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>federal investigation<\/a> into whether she misused campaign spending for security services. Bush\u2019s husband was paid by her campaign to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colonial-pipeline-looks-for-a-cyber-security-manager-following-ransomware-attack\/\" title=\"Colonial Pipeline Looks For A Cyber Security Manager Following Ransomware Attack\">work security<\/a> for her, though Bush has denied any wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1692621\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1692621\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Democratic leaders have thrown their support behind Cori Bush in her primary contest, following Jamaal Bowman&#8217;s loss. They praised Bush for her advocacy on various issues and expressed their endorsement to help her in the upcoming primary. The loss of Bowman has raised concerns about outside spending in Democratic primaries, particularly targeting liberal incumbents. Some have criticized the lack of support from Democratic leadership as a factor in Bowman&#8217;s defeat. The endorsement for Bush comes amidst uncertainty about whether Democratic leaders will actively campaign for her. Bush faces criticism from her challenger for her stance on Israel, which has made her a target for pro-Israel groups. Additionally, Bush has faced personal controversies during this election cycle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2288179,"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\/AP24072670100694.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[33724,33725,33723,32799,32076],"class_list":["post-2288178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-cori-bush","tag-house-democratic-leaders","tag-house-democrats","tag-jamaal-bowman","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24072670100694.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2288178","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=2288178"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2288178\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2288179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2288178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2288178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2288178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}