According to a new poll, Squad member and U.S. Representative Cori Bush could lose badly in this summer’s Democratic primary.
New poll by Republican firm Remington Research On August 6, it was revealed that Bush (D-Missouri) had lost to his rival, Wesley Bell, by a margin of 22 points.
“This is a huge red flag for far-left Squad members,” said Josh Kraushaar, editor-in-chief of Jewish Insider magazine. Posted in X. “This data is yet another example of why pandering to the Democratic Party’s left-wing radicalism on Israel is a counterproductive strategy for Biden.”
Although the poll had a small sample of just 401 voters, the results were grim.
In a poll conducted last week, 50% of those surveyed said they supported Mr. Bell, a former prosecutor, while only 28% said they approved of Mr. Bush. His margin of error was 4.9%.
Mr. Bush is one of the Israeli government’s sharpest critics in Congress and has been a vocal advocate of a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war.
Her criticism of Israel after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack that killed at least 1,200 people has made her a lightning rod and points to a rift among Democrats over their handling of the Israel-Hamas war. .
Some of Bush’s comments have sparked a backlash in her Missouri congressional district, which includes all of St. Louis and some of its suburbs, but she is not backing down.
The district is solidly Democratic and about 50% African American, so the winner of the Democratic primary will be the overwhelming favorite to win November’s general election.
Includes all of St. Louis, most of northern St. Louis County, and parts of western St. Louis County.
