{"id":2320281,"date":"2024-08-06T23:39:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T03:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cori-bush-is-second-squad-member-ousted-after-losing-primary-to-bell-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-06T23:41:18","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T03:41:18","slug":"cori-bush-is-second-squad-member-ousted-after-losing-primary-to-bell-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cori-bush-is-second-squad-member-ousted-after-losing-primary-to-bell-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Cori Bush is second Squad member ousted after losing primary to Bell &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fcori-bush-is-second-squad-member-ousted-after-losing-primary-to-bell-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=2320281&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. Cori Bush\u2064 (D-MO) lost her primary \u2063election to St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley \u2062Bell, marking her \u2064as\u200b the \u2064second member\u2063 of \u2062the &#8220;Squad&#8221; to be ousted this election cycle. Bell received 51% of the vote compared to \u200dBush&#8217;s 45.8%. The primary saw\u2062 heavy financial \u2063backing from pro-Israel groups, with around $17 million \u2064directed against \u200bBush and in favor of Bell, including significant contributions from the American Israel Public\u200d Affairs Committee (AIPAC) \u2062and the United Democracy Project. Following\u200b her \u200closs, Bush became the third House incumbent to lose this season, joining Reps. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) and\u2064 Bob Good\u2063 (R-VA). AIPAC \u2063and UDP hailed Bell&#8217;s victory as a rejection of anti-Israel \u2063sentiment, positioning it as a demonstration of support for \u2062pro-Israel candidates across the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uh-oh-joe-biden-coughs-his-way-through-press-conference-video\/\" title=\"UH OH: Joe Biden Coughs His Way Through Press Conference (VIDEO)\">political spectrum<\/a>. Despite last-minute rallies of support from her Squad colleagues, Bush&#8217;s \u2063defeat underscores the impact of strong political financing and \u200cthe contentious nature of pro-Israel stances among Democrats.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/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\"><\/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\/\"><\/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\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Cori Bush is second &lsquo;Squad&rsquo; member ousted after losing primary to Wesley Bell<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1722130\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cori-bush\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Cori Bush<\/a> (D-MO) lost her primary election on Tuesday, making her the second &ldquo;Squad&rdquo; Democrat and third House incumbent to lose their seat this election cycle.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Associated Press<\/em> called the race for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/st-louis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">St. Louis<\/a>&nbsp;County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell at 11:04 p.m. Eastern time, over two hours after the polls closed. Bell won with 51% of the vote compared to Bush&rsquo;s 45.8% at the time the race was called.<\/p>\n<p>Bush is the second Squad member to be ousted after pro-Israel groups funneled millions into her race. AdImpact found that $17 million was poured into Missouri&rsquo;s 1st Congressional District, with most of the funds going toward ads attacking Bush and supporting Bell. The attorney has seen $14.1 million in ad support, compared to the congresswoman seeing $3.6 million in ad support.<\/p>\n<p>Bell was backed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/aipac\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">American Israel Public Affairs Committee<\/a>, the largest pro-Israel organization, and its PAC, the United Democracy Project. AdImpact found UDP spent $8 million in support of Bell.<\/p>\n<p>Despite her fellow Squad members <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3111479\/squad-rallies-behind-cori-bush-ahead-competitive-primary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>rallying behind her on Monday night<\/a> and urging attendees to get out the vote, Bush will now be the third House incumbent overall not returning to the chamber next year. Reps. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) and Bob Good (R-VA) lost their primaries in June, with Good further <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3106590\/bob-good-loses-recount-becomes-first-ousted-house-gop-incumbent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>losing a recount<\/a> last week.<\/p>\n<p>Both UDP and AIPAC released statements celebrating Bell&rsquo;s win shortly after the <em>Associated Press<\/em> called the race.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Bell&rsquo;s win tonight, along with George Latimer&rsquo;s (D) victory over Rep. Jamaal Bowman and John McGuire&rsquo;s (R) defeat of Rep. Bob Good, is further proof that being pro-Israel is good policy and good politics on both sides of the aisle,&rdquo; UDP said in a press release. &ldquo;UDP will continue our efforts to support leaders working to strengthen the U.S.-Israel alliance while countering detractors in either political party.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>AIPAC praised Bell for defeating Bush, &ldquo;who represents the extremist fringe that is hostile to the Jewish state.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;During this primary season, the pro-Israel mainstream has sent a powerful message that America stands with Israel as it battles Iranian terrorist proxies,&rdquo; AIPAC said. &ldquo;Voters across America are rejecting anti-Israel voices in favor of candidates who understand the vital importance of the U.S.-Israel relationship. Including Republican Rep. Bob Good&rsquo;s loss, Rep. Bush&rsquo;s defeat represents the third incumbent to have lost over their lack of an ironclad commitment to standing with America&rsquo;s ally Israel.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The congresswoman <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/coribush\/status\/1820968823232626757?s=46&amp;t=Gepuixs8AegS3Gcy3aXO2g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>tweeted out<\/a> at 7:42 p.m. Eastern time, 15 minutes before polls closed in Missouri, that there were reports of long lines and urged voters to &ldquo;STAY IN LINE,&rdquo; reminding them they legally must be allowed to vote if they are in line by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/right-wing-populist-giorgia-meloni-set-to-become-italys-first-female-prime-minister\/\" title=\"Right-Wing Populist Giorgia Meloni Set to Become Italy&#039;s First Female Prime Minister\">time polls close<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Bush, like many progressive Democrats, became targets of AIPAC and like<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-insurgency-will-be-protracted-and-bloody\/\" title=\"Ukraine Insurgency Will Be Protracted and Bloody\">-minded groups<\/a> for her anti-Israel comments and support of the pro-Palestinian protests in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war raging in the Middle East. While most Democrats are staunch supporters of the Jewish state, a small but vocal sect of the conference has called for a ceasefire and end to the Israeli &ldquo;occupation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Missouri congresswoman also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3108713\/cori-bush-squad-primary-election-missouri\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>faced pushback<\/a> from her constituents over her stances on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-d-c-mayor-extends-emergency-declaration-for-15-days\/\" title=\"Washington, D.C. mayor extends emergency declaration for 15 days\">public safety<\/a> and decriminalization of drugs, as well as her voting record in Congress and a Justice Department investigation into her paying her husband as her security detail. She has denied any wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<p>Both Bush and Bell rose to power in Missouri in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement, particularly after Michael Brown, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-liberal-lies-jon-ossoff-lies-about-kelly-loeffler-after-she-is-pictured-in-photo-with-some-guy-she-doesnt-know-who-was-once-a-klansman\/\" title=\"MORE LIBERAL LIES: Jon Ossoff Lies About Kelly Loeffler After She Is Pictured in Photo with Some Guy She Doesn\u2019t Know Who Was Once a Klansman\">black man<\/a>, died at the hands of Ferguson, Missouri, police officer Darren Wilson, rocking the community and making national headlines.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bush attacked Bell over his career as a prosecutor during the campaign, highlighting the fact that he did not reopen the case against Wilson.&nbsp;Bell also faced scrutiny for a civil trial he is facing that has been delayed until January, in which he is accused of firing people based on their gender, age, and race. He has denied wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<p>Missouri&rsquo;s 1st District is rated solid Democratic by the <em>Cook Political Report,<\/em> meaning that Bell is likely to win the general election come November. Five candidates are running for the Republican nomination.<\/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_1722130\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1722130\"}});<\/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\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cori Bush, a Democratic representative from Missouri, lost her primary election on Tuesday, marking her as the second member of the &#8220;Squad&#8221; and the third incumbent in the House to be defeated this election cycle. The Associated Press declared Wesley Bell, St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney, the winner at 11:04 p.m. Eastern time\u2014over two hours after polls closed\u2014with Bell receiving 51% of the votes compared to Bush&#8217;s 45.8%. This loss follows significant financial backing for Bell from pro-Israel organizations that invested millions into his campaign while targeting Bush with negative advertisements. AdImpact reported that $17 million was spent in Missouri\u2019s 1st Congressional District, with most funds directed at attacking Bush and supporting Bell; he received $14.1 million in ad support versus Bush&#8217;s $3.6 million.<\/p>\n<p>Bell was endorsed by major pro-Israel groups like AIPAC and its PAC, United Democracy Project (UDP), which alone contributed $8 million to his campaign. Despite efforts from fellow Squad members who rallied for her on Monday night to encourage voter turnout, Bush will not return to Congress next year\u2014joining Reps. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) and Bob Good (R-VA), who also lost their primaries earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>Both UDP and AIPAC issued statements celebrating Bell\u2019s victory shortly after it was announced by AP, emphasizing that his win demonstrates strong support for pro-Israel policies across party lines.<\/p>\n<p>Bush had tweeted just before polls closed about long lines at voting locations and urged voters to remain in line if they were present when polling ended\u2014a reminder of their legal right to vote under such circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout her tenure, she faced criticism over her positions on public safety issues and drug decriminalization as well as scrutiny regarding a Justice Department investigation into payments made to her husband for security services\u2014a claim she has denied any wrongdoing regarding.<\/p>\n<p>Both candidates rose politically during the Black Lives Matter movement following Michael Brown&#8217;s death at the hands of police in Ferguson, Missouri\u2014a pivotal moment that drew national attention. During their campaign battle, Bush criticized Bell\u2019s record as a prosecutor for not reopening Brown&#8217;s case while he faced allegations related to discrimination in employment practices during an ongoing civil trial against him.<\/p>\n<p>Missouri\u2019s 1st District is considered solidly Democratic according to Cook Political Report predictions indicating that Bell is likely favored in November&#8217;s general election where five candidates are vying for Republican nomination<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2320282,"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\/08\/cori-bush-primary-missouri.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[9305,33724,32603,33184,32076],"class_list":["post-2320281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-squad","tag-cori-bush","tag-political-news","tag-primary-election","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cori-bush-primary-missouri.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2320281","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=2320281"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2320281\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2320282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2320281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2320281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2320281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}