Jamaal Bowman Loss Sparks AIPAC Concerns Among Democrats

AIPAC spent $14 million to oust Representative Bowman, a New York Democrat who criticized Israel's conduct of the war in Gaza.

Progressive Democrats expressed concerns about the American Israel Public Affairs Committee influence following Representative Jamaal Bowman's Democratic primary loss Tuesday in New York.Bowman, a member of the House's progressive group 'the Squad,' lost to Westchester County Executive George Latimer in the 16th Congressional District, which includes parts of the Bronx and northern New York City suburbs.

Whether it's AIPAC, crypto deregulators, or the big business lobby, these interests are trying to buy Dem elections and we can't let it continue,' he wrote.Representative Mark Pocan, a Wisconsin Democrat, responded to the post.'This is exactly what I have said,' he wrote. 'It doesn't matter what you think re: Israel & Gaza, but whether you believe democracy should be sold to the highest bidder.

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