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Rep. Cori Bush, D-Missouri, became the second member of the informal group of Democrats known as 'The Squad' to lose a primary this summer. Bush was defeated on Tuesday by challenger Wesley Bell, who becomes the favorite to win the heavily Democratic St. Louis-area district. As of early Wednesday, Bell led 51-46 in polling with nearly all of the votes counted. Bush is the second member of 'The Squad' to lose a primary bid after Rep.
What Walz's record in Congress tells us about his politicsThe two-term member of Congress rose to prominence before 2020 as she took an active role amid the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement in Ferguson, Missouri. She organized protests in the town in the wake of the death of Michael Brown, an 18-year-old shot by Ferguson Police on Aug. 9, 2014. Bell, the St. Louis prosecuting attorney, garnered over $4.1 million in contributions in the race, according to data obtained by Open Secrets.
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