Democratic Congresswoman Cori Bush faces a tough primary challenge from St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell in what's shaping up to be one of the most expensive House primary races ever.
U.S. Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., speaks during a campaign event on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024, in Northwoods, Mo.. Voting in the Democratic House primary race closes Tuesday.arose after a police officer shot and killed Michael Brown, an unarmed teenager
challenger and St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell. Bush angered some Jewish leaders after Hamas’ deadly Oct. 7 attack for her criticism of Israel’s military actions in Gaza, including saying in a tweet that she couldn’t” Israeli officials say the high civilian death toll in Gaza is the consequence of Hamas hiding among noncombatants while waging war.one of the most expensive House primaries
“So the thing is this, why are they not talking about that? Is it because this is the President's position to have a cease-fire now?” Bush said. “And so I'm really pissed off that there is this deceit happening, because if you believe that's why you needed to run, then why aren't you running on that?”
Bell, who received support from numerous Jewish leaders throughout the St. Louis area, said that groups like the United Democracy Project are getting involved in the race because “it’s important to a lot of people." Kyle Kondik is with Sabato’s Crystal Ball, a University of Virginia Center for Politics newsletter that tracks House and Senate races. He said it’s not unusual for groups like AIPAC to form political action committees because they oppose a candidate for a specific issue — and then run ads on unrelated concerns with a candidate.
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