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.
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Democratic Rep. Cori Bush greeted volunteers and supporters two days before Tuesday’s primary election with a buoyant chant: “I believe that we will win!” Bush is known as a fighter; it’s how she went from being an unhoused single mom protesting on the streets of Ferguson to becoming a prominent member of the so-called Squad of progressive House members in D.C.
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