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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In this The Daily Wire article, Drew Berkemeyer reports that former Rep. Cori Bush is attempting a political comeback by challenging Rep. Wesley Bell in the Democratic primary for Missouri’s 1st Congressional District, hoping to capitalize on a broader left-wing wave within the party. Bush, a former member of the Squad, is seeking a rematch...
Jewish community works to turn out votes in Wesley Bell’s rematch against Cori Bush
Members of Missouri’s Jewish community are working to turn out voters in Rep. Wesley Bell’s (D-MO) St. Louis-area congressional district as he faces down a rematch with former Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) on Tuesday. The Jewish Democratic Council of America has rallied its national membership, particularly in Bell’s district and the broader Midwest region, for an in-person canvassing effort as well as several phone-banking events. “We are mobilizing ou…
Missouri's Bell-Bush rematch could be critical test for where national Democrats are heading
While Missouri 1st Congressional District incumbent Wesley Bell has raised more money, Cori Bush's willingness to depart from Democratic leaders, particularly on support for Israel, is appealing to some voters.
In Missouri, Cori Bush and Wesley Bell's primary rematch sets up key test for Democrats
A progressive firebrand who started her political career as a Black Lives Matter organizer in Ferguson, Bush served two terms before losing a primary challenge to Wesley Bell, a moderate local prosecutor.
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