Jamaal Bowman's primary challenger George Latimer said the New York representative has an 'ethnic advantage' in the district's Democratic primary.
is already the most expensive House primary ever, and now Latimer is facing accusations of using racist tactics against the incumbent congressman. “Does he have an obvious ethnic benefit? Yes,” Latimer said of Bowman, who is Black. “Will he get the people who are furthest to the left? Yes. But once you get beyond a couple of constituencies that he has strength in, he’s weak everywhere else.”
Earlier this week, the two men faced off in the final primary debate ahead of next week’s election. During the encounter, Bowman accused Latimer’s campaign of) to unseat progressive members of the House who have been critical of Israel’s military actions in Gaza. In March, AIPAC— with the backing of prominent Republican donors and Trump allies — to target candidates of their choice. These include progressive Democrats like Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , Ilhan Omar , Rep. Ayanna Pressley , Rep.
In New York’s 16th Congressional District, AIPAC has already spent more than $14 million on attack ads against Bowman through their PAC, United Democracy Project. In one instance, the group, the son of famed Holocaust survivor and author Elie Wiesel, for an ad. “Who are the antisemites engaged in falsely accusing Israel of genocide?” she asked. “Who stands up to oppose them? And who stands by silently? We know where Jamaal Bowman stands.”.
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