NBC News Congressional Correspondent Julie Tsirkin explains the fierce Democratic primary race between ‘Squad’ member Cori Bush and prosecutor Wesley Bell. Bell is backed by the pro-Israel group AIPAC.
Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., has lost her primary, handing a pro-Israel group another victory against a member of the progressive “squad” of lawmakers. St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell has defeated Bush, NBC News projects. Bell is expected to carry Missouri’s deep-blue 1st Congressional District in November, after a primary that exposed the party’s divisions on Israel, with Bush a vocal critic of the Israeli government and the country’s response to Hamas’ terrorist attacks on Oct. 7.
So do we have a ‘Medicare for All’ right now? No. And so what happens on Aug. 6, it’s not going to be delivered that day,” she later added. “So then that means that I still have to work for those things. I’m in the community, and I’m trying to have change for the community. And so I won’t stop just because of a title change.” Battleground Senate matchup set Tuesday’s primary also set the general election in Michigan’s Senate race, with Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin and former GOP Rep.
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