{"id":2295410,"date":"2024-07-15T14:50:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-15T18:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/squad-democrat-cori-bush-trailing-wesley-bell-in-challenger-poll-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-15T14:50:52","modified_gmt":"2024-07-15T18:50:52","slug":"squad-democrat-cori-bush-trailing-wesley-bell-in-challenger-poll-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/squad-democrat-cori-bush-trailing-wesley-bell-in-challenger-poll-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Squad\u2019 Democrat Cori Bush trailing Wesley Bell in challenger poll &#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%2Fsquad-democrat-cori-bush-trailing-wesley-bell-in-challenger-poll-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=2295410&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>The article discusses how\u200c &#8220;Squad&#8221; Rep. Cori Bush is facing \u2062a \u2064competitive Democratic primary, with a new poll showing her \u2064trailing behind \u200cher challenger, St. Louis attorney Wesley \u2063Bell. The poll, \u2063conducted by McLaughlin &#038; Associates, shows\u200d Bell leading\u2063 by 23 points among likely Democratic voters. Bell is\u2062 viewed favorably\u200d by\u2062 70%\u2064 of respondents \u2064compared\u2063 to Bush&#8217;s 50%. The article also includes quotes from a CCA Action Fund spokesman criticizing \u2063Bush \u2064for focusing on her own fame in the Squad instead of championing \u200dher community. Bush could potentially become the \u200bsecond Squad lawmaker to lose a Democratic primary this election season, similar to Jamaal Bowman&#8217;s loss against\u200b George Latimer. \u2062Bell is positioning himself \u2063as an alternative \u200dto \u200cBush, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-birthday-puts-his-and-bidens-age-in-the-spotlight\/\" title=\"Trump&#039;s birthday highlights the ages of both him and Biden\">highlighting issues related<\/a>\u2062 to community prosperity, safety, and defending America.  <\/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 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<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\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/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<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">\u2018Squad\u2019 Democrat Cori Bush trailing Wesley Bell in challenger poll<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/rokeefe\/\">Ross O&#8217;Keefe<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-15T14:47:04-04:00\">July 15, 2024 2:47 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1702238\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cSquad\u201d Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cori-bush\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Cori Bush<\/a> (D-MO) is facing a competitive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democratic<\/a> primary that looks to have heated up even further with the release of a <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/07\/14\/us-news\/squad-under-siege-as-rep-cori-bush-trails-democratic-challenger-by-23-percentage-points-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>new<\/a> poll that shows her trailing by 23 points to her challenger, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/st-louis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>St. Louis<\/a> attorney Wesley Bell.<\/p>\n<p>The poll, conducted by McLaughlin &#038; Associates and sponsored by pro-Bell Super PAC CCA Action Fund, showed Bell, a Democrat, ahead 56% to 33%. The survey of 300 likely Democratic voters was conducted between June 28 and July 1 via telephone interviews and texting. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 5.7 percentage points.<\/p>\n<p>In the same poll, Bell was viewed favorably by 70% of respondents to Bush\u2019s 50%.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCori Bush has wasted her time in Congress to focus on her own fame in the Squad \u2014 while her constituents suffer,\u201d Marc Little, a CCA Action Fund spokesman, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/07\/14\/us-news\/squad-under-siege-as-rep-cori-bush-trails-democratic-challenger-by-23-percentage-points-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> the <em>New York Post<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis poll proves St. Louis wants a representative who will champion our community and its prosperity and safety and who will defend America \u2014 not a Cori Bush who wants to tear it all down,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Rev. Emanuel Cleaver II, left, of Kansas City, talks with St. Louis County prosecutor Wesley Bell before the memorial service for former U.S. Sen. Jean Carnahan in St. Louis on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. (Robert Cohen, Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bush could be the second Squad lawmaker to lose a Democratic primary this election season after Squad Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) lost his race against George Latimer.<\/p>\n<p>Similar to how Latimer portrayed himself against Bowman, Bell is trying to serve as an alternative to the incumbent Bush for voters who are more pro-Israel. Bell said that \u201cIsrael has the right to defend itself and go after those who perpetrated those [Oct. 7] attacks,\u201d while Bush has sympathized with Palestinians and attacked Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Pro-Israel groups had a large hand in Latimer\u2019s race, donating millions to him in his successful pursuit to unseat Bowman and endorsing him. Those same groups are participating in Bell\u2019s race, handing him their endorsement and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fec.gov\/data\/committee\/C00797670\/?tab=spending\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>contributing<\/a> about $1.6 million to his campaign so far.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Latimer and Bell are the top recipients of groups associated with the American\u00a0Israel Public Affairs Committee donations, accounting for over 10% of the committee\u2019s donations since the start of 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Bell\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-republicans-face-uphill-battle-to-unseat-michigan-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-ends-negotiations-with-nancy-pelosi-on-coronavirus-relief\/\" title=\"Donald Trump Ends Negotiations with Nancy Pelosi on Coronavirus Relief\">democrat<\/a>-gov-gretchen-whitmer\/&#8221; title=&#8221;Poll: Republicans Face Uphill Battle to Unseat Michigan Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer&#8221;>primary takes place<\/a> on Aug. 6.<\/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_1702238\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1702238\"}});<\/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>A recent poll shows that Cori Bush, a member of the &#8220;Squad,&#8221; is trailing behind her challenger Wesley Bell by 23 points in the Democratic primary. Bell, a St. Louis attorney, is ahead with 56% of the vote compared to Bush&#8217;s 33%. The poll, conducted by McLaughlin &amp; Associates, also revealed that Bell is viewed favorably by 70% of respondents, while Bush is only viewed favorably by 50%. Bell, who has received support from pro-Israel groups, is positioning himself as an alternative to Bush for voters who prioritize pro-Israel policies. The primary election between Bush and Bell is set to take place on August 6th<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2295411,"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\/07\/ap-cori-bush-congress-070924.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[9305,33724,4912,32076,35125],"class_list":["post-2295410","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-squad","tag-cori-bush","tag-democrat","tag-washington-examiner","tag-wesley-bell"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ap-cori-bush-congress-070924.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2295410","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2295410"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2295410\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2295411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2295410"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2295410"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2295410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}