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Cori Bush and Wesley Bell’s rematch sets up key test for Democrats in Missouri
The rematch has drawn more than $2.2 million in outside spending as Bush frames the race as a test of Democratic priorities.
- Early voting for the August 4 primary began Tuesday as former Rep. Cori Bush faces Wesley Bell, a moderate prosecutor, in a rematch marked by months of recriminations.
- Bush, a progressive activist, lost to Bell two years ago. Both candidates share roots in civil rights activism following the 2014 police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson.
- Outside groups have invested heavily against Bush, with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee's United Democracy Project spending more than $1.2 million and the New Democrat Majority contributing 1 million.
- Bush claims to have "moral authority" in her criticism of the war in Gaza and Democratic leaders. Bell rallied with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday, emphasizing his record as a more effective lawmaker.
- Former Rep. Jamaal Bowman, defeated in a New York primary, said "Cori is the knockout blow to AIPAC," signaling the contest's national stakes within Democratic party divisions.
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Cori Bush and Wesley Bell’s rematch sets up key test for Democrats in Missouri
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Gripping a microphone outside the courthouse where the infamous Dred Scott case over slavery was argued in 1847, former Rep. Cori Bush portrayed her ouster from Congress as another historic setback set to be reversed.
·Toronto, Canada
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Cori Bush and Wesley Bell's rematch sets up key test for Democrats in Missouri
Former Rep. Cori Bush, outside the courthouse where the Dred Scott case was argued, promises to reverse her ouster from Congress.
·New York, United States
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