Outgoing Rep. Cori Bush (D-Missouri) said she is open to running again in the future. In the meantime, the second-term lawmaker will sort through and tackle the same issues that have been his focus since long before he set foot in the Capitol.
“The possibilities are endless. All I know now is that I'm not going anywhere. I'll continue to fight for the issues I've fought for before and since I joined Congress. “I intend to,” President Bush said. said in an interview In Politico Magazine published Wednesday.
“It's not entirely inconceivable that I would run again. I never expected to be a member of Congress for only four years, so I don't know if it's for Congress or something else, but I think I might run again someday. I believe that,” she added.
“We don't have a plan right now, but we're not off the plan,” the progressive Democrat said. But what I will do is organize and work on the same issues and more that I started before coming to Congress. ”
Mr. Bush represented Missouri's 1st Congressional District in the House of Representatives, but was unsuccessful in winning a third term in Congress. She lost the primary election in early August to St. Louis Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell. The campaign saw a huge influx of spending by outside groups, with pro-Israel groups spending the most in the race against Mr. Bush, who has criticized Israel's war against the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
The loss was a further blow to the progressive wing of Congress, as Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York was unseated by Westchester County Executive George Latimer (D) in late June.
Bush and Bowman joined the team after winning their respective House races in 2020. Following the loss in the first match four years later, the group's numbers have been on the decline. Nevertheless, President Bush insisted that the remaining “split” members of Congress, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, would continue to “fight for those who need help most.”
“The team continues to fight. First of all, the team is big. And I know we want to build a team with only a few people, but we are not doing this job alone.” said the species justice activist.
“There will be fewer of them in the 119th Congress, but they will continue to fight for the people who need it most. They are not going to change their priorities or what they believe in,” Bush said. Ta. “The number of Congressmen on the team will be even fewer. But they will never be silent. Anyone who underestimates our power is mistaken, because we are not going anywhere. And I'm always in the squad. I don't go far.”
