The resounding defeat of Rep. Jamaal Bowman in a Democratic primary ousted the first 'Squad' member from Congress and shook up the far-left's grip on the party.
politician, Westchester County Executive George Latimer, by a crushing 17-point margin. His defeat showcased voters recoiling from the far left as it embraced anti-Israel rhetoric in the wake of Hamas’ terrorist attack against the Jewish state on Oct. 7.multiple times, but I felt that rhetoric was overtaking results,” Dan Adler, a Democratic leader from the town of Rye in the district.
reliably blue 16th Congressional District, composed of the lower Westchester suburbs and parts of the north Bronx.was partly fueled by massive spending by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, a pro-Israel PAC. It spent $15 million, more than any outside organization, for a House race and helped make it the most expensive primary contest in the U.S. this year.’ far-left Squad who will face a formidable AIPAC-funded opponent in her state’s Democratic primary in August.
Mr. Bowman’s political troubles, however, started before he became a leading critic of Israel, Mr. Netanyahu and AIPAC.pulled a fire alarm in a U.S. Capitol office building in September — a false alarm that delayed a critical spending vote that House Democrats wanted to delay.
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