AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Wesley Bell and Cori Bush face off again in Missouri primary defined by Democratic infighting
Rep. Wesley Bell and former Rep. Cori Bush square off Tuesday in a Missouri congressional rematch that has become a proxy fight over Israel, AIPAC money, and the Democratic Party's ideological future. The Aug. 4 primary in Missouri's 1st Congressional District, a deep blue seat covering St. Louis and its northern suburbs, pits two Black […] The post Wesley Bell and Cori Bush face off again in Missouri primary defined by Democratic infighting appeared first on American Almanac .
Rep. Wesley Bell and former Rep. Cori Bush square off Tuesday in a Missouri congressional rematch that has become a proxy fight over Israel, AIPAC money, and the Democratic Party's ideological future. The Aug. 4 primary in Missouri's 1st Congressional District, a deep blue seat covering St. Louis and its northern suburbs, pits two Black Democrats who both rose to prominence during the Ferguson protests against each other for the second time in two years. Bell, 51, beat Bush, 50, by roughly six points in 2024. Limited polling in the current race shows a statistical tie. Both candidates carry baggage into the rematch. Bush faces a Department of Justice investigation into alleged use of campaign funds to pay her husband for security work,…Open