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Back then, former Minneapolis City Council Member Don Samuels, whom Omar again faced on Tuesday, lost by just over 2,400 votes. The United Democracy Project spent $350,000 in the days leading up ...
Bowman lost the primary to George Latimer, becoming the first Squad member to lose their seat. [47] Bush became the second Squad member to be defeated, losing the primary to Wesley Bell. [48] Both were hurt by their stances on Israel, which resulted in AIPAC supporting their challengers. [3]
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., fended off several primary challengers Tuesday, NBC News projects, a victory for progressives after two of her fellow members of the “squad” suffered defeats this summer.
Bush, a member of the House “squad” of progressive lawmakers like Bowman, was already earmarked for a tough primary in Missouri’s 1st Congressional District – which ended up being the ...
Bush is a member of the group known as "the Squad" in the U.S. House. [ 4 ] In August 2024, Bush lost the Democratic nomination for her seat to a primary challenger in a race described as having "received outsize attention", with politician Wesley Bell winning (45.6% vs. 51.1%). [ 5 ]
Omar avoided the fate of two fellow Squad members. Rep. Cori Bush lost the Democratic nomination in her Missouri district last week, and Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York lost his primary in June.
In the September 4, 2018, Democratic primary election, Pressley defeated Capuano by a margin of 59% to 41%. [45] The primary victory was a surprise, [45] as the last poll before the election showed Capuano with a significant lead, 48% to 35%. [46] Part of the reason the polls may have been inaccurate was a surge in the number of primary voters.
Tuesday’s primary result, combined with Bowman’s loss, slims the “squad’s” roster from nine to seven members of Congress. The group’s original four members, elected together in 2018 ...