Cori Bush vs. AIPAC: Squad Member in Tough Primary Race as Pro-Israel Lobby Spends $8M to Defeat Her
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Published 2024-08-06
As voters in several states cast their ballots in primary elections Tuesday, we look at one of the most high-profile races between Missouri Congressmember Cori Bush and St. Louis County prosecuting attorney Wesley Bell, who is challenging her for the Democratic nomination. Bush, a member of the progressive "Squad," is one of the most outspoken advocates for Palestine in Congress, and the powerful pro-Israel lobby group AIPAC has poured over $8 million into the race in an effort to defeat her. "It's all meant to push out someone who stands up for Palestinian rights," says Michael Berg, a Bush supporter, whose recent essay in The Nation is titled "I'm a St. Louis Jew. Here's Why I'm Backing Cori Bush."
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All Comments (21)
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Seriously, how can you accept Congress members to be bought indirectly like that!
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Why would anyone support a foreign backed candidate? Make America Sovereign Again.
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We have to get dark money out of politics.
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I HATE aipac and corporate money in politics
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Ban AIPAC.
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Thank you Michael Berg. Thank you Amy.
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Ads don't convince vegans to buy Big Macs. It shouldn't be this complicated when the issues are so simple.
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It's interesting how AIPAC is a wedge issue for both Dem and MAGA supporters. Dems are more vocal about them where as MAGA tend to bite their tongue about it. You'd think that would be the other way around 😂
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Hey losers. She lost.
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AIPAC is going to bye bye the whole squadddddd!
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Looks like Bell is winning
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Arab & Muslim vote will be very angry at Democrats
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Imagine if Russia or China had such a PAC. .
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We need her fellow Congress people to campaign and endorse her. That can counter the millions of blood money
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What a decent person working door to door and talking to voters.
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A FOREIGN country can put money into our political campaigns. How? STOP sending money and weapons to Israel. the people in this country don't want that at all.
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Well done, Missouri!
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AIPAC destroys
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Instead of AIPAC, why don't you blame the candidates Bowman and Bush for being on the extremes? People are sick of the grandstanding, no matter which side of the political aisle it comes from. Why did Bush vote against the infrastructure bill, anyway?
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AIPAC 👎
