Rep. Cori Bush appears to be the most vulnerable member of the progressive 'Squad' as she battles several problems heading into her August Democrat primary.
Missouri Rep. Cori Bush faces an avalanche of problems with less than five months until her Democrat primary, positioning her as the most vulnerable congressional member of the progressive 'Squad' this election cycle. Bush and other lawmakers in the Squad have recently found themselves targeted by organizations such as the American Israel Public Affairs Committee , which seeks to oust them from office over their contentious stances and statements against the Jewish state.
Bush's opponent, Wesley Bell, a progressive prosecuting attorney for St. Louis County who clashes with her in his stance on Israel, was shown to have a significant lead over the 'Squad' member last month, the New York Post reported. Bush is also confronting a Justice Department investigation into her campaign's security payments, including to her husband, Cortney Merritts, who she married in February 2023. The couple had been an item before she entered Congress in 2021.
Merritts has been paid $120,000 from Bush's campaign since February 2022. Politicians are permitted to pay family members from their committees if they provide 'bona fide' services at fair market value. Merritts acquired the checks as Bush's committee spent far more on St. Louis-based companies for private details. In total, she's poured more than $770,000 into private security services.
Adding to her problems, Bush is also trailing Bell in fundraising. Her most recent filings show that her committee went into January with just $215,000. Conversely, Bell was shown to be better positioned and reported $408,000 in the bank. Bell has also seen a fundraising swell since shifting from challenging Republican Sen. Josh Hawley to joining the Democrat primary against Bush.
Federal filings also show that Bell has received the support of some big-name Democrat donors who give extensively to prop up politicians headed into elections, spelling more trouble for the Missouri lawmaker. LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, who gave the maximum $6,600 to Bell's campaign for the primary and general elections, is one such person who has backed her challenger. Bush's campaign did not comment on its low amounts of cash when reached by Fox News Digital.
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