Joy Reid

Joy Reid Instagram – Missouri District 1 ousted its progressive congresswoman in favor of a candidate funded by cryptocurrency interests and an #aipac aligned pro Republican PAC; and a candidate who once ran the campaign of an anti choice Republican. I wonder if the people of the district understand that.
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First, it was Rep. Jamaal Bowman in New York. Now, it is Rep. Cori Bush in Missouri. In a race with a lot of AIPAC money, another member of the Squad is defeated.

In one of the most watched primaries this year, Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.)—among the first members of Congress to call for a ceasefire—lost to St. Louis Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell, who jumped into the race late, and with the backing of millions from pro-Israel groups.

“Organized people beat organized money,” Bush’s campaigners have repeated. This race, however, has tested whether that’s true: as of election day, it is the second-most expensive Congressional primary in American history—and the money has, indeed, made a difference.

Bell dropped out of his bid to dethrone Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri and chose to challenge Bush soon after the war began in Gaza. Bell has benefited from an incredibly well-funded advertising campaign since then.

Over half of all the outside money spent on the race came from the United Democracy Project (UDP), the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s (AIPAC) electoral arm.

@sd.hurwitz reports at the link in our bio.
📸: Mother Jones; Sue Dorfman/ZUMA | Posted on 07/Aug/2024 09:07:27