Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.), a member of the far-left “Squad,” lost in the primary by double digits, according to the first public opinion poll available. new york post.
Bowman joins fellow Squad members Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO), and Rep. Ilhan Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY). It is supported by Representative Omar (D-Minn.). He will face primary challenger Westchester County Executive George Latimer.Latimer is supported It was also endorsed by State Sen. Shelley Meyer, as well as the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the Jewish Democratic Council of America, and the Israel Democratic Majority PAC.
The latest polls for both races show that the incumbent is at a huge disadvantage in the Democratic primary, trailing his opponent by 17 points. According to the survey, 52% of Democratic primary voters support Latimer in the 16th Congressional District race.
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Latimer leads among Democrats who have voted in at least three of the past four primaries, according to a poll conducted by veteran Democratic pollster Mark Melman for the pro-Latimer Israel Democratic Party Majority. has increased by 21 points (56% vs. 35%).
Among Democrats who said they knew both Latimer and Bowman (76% of primary voters), Latimer’s lead further widened to 26 points (60% to 34%).
Bowman in October begged He was found guilty of a misdemeanor charge of accidentally setting off a fire alarm in a parliamentary building as his colleagues prepared to vote on a government funding package. His plea deal included a $1,000 fine and an apology to the Capitol Police.
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Since then, he has continued to espouse anti-Israel views, and only recently decided to walk back his claim that rapes by Hamas terrorists were nothing more than Israeli “propaganda.”
The scoop: In the weeks after Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel, Rep. Jamal Bowman (D-N.Y.) not only publicly questioned reports that Israeli women had been raped, but also criticized those accusations. He called it “propaganda.” Unreported posts on TikTok. https://t.co/Vb2dJdUgcK pic.twitter.com/DpXqRmcBS2
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In January, Bowman proposed a $14 trillion reparations plan for “the enslavement of Africans and the lasting harm it inflicts on millions of Black lives in the United States,” adding, “The government… “We can invest in reparations in the same way without raising taxes.” Anyone. “
