Wesley Bell Again Defeats Cori Bush — With Plenty of Help From AIPAC

Fueled by pro-Israel funding, Rep. Wesley Bell, D-Mo., fended off a primary challenge from former Rep. Cori Bush, whom he ousted from Congress two years ago. The race in Missouri’s 1st Congressional District was one of several contests on Tuesday pitting the left and democratic socialists against establishment Democrats in a midterm cycle defined by competing visions for the future of the party. Just over an hour after polls closed, The Associated Press called in Bell’s favor. Before polls closed on Tuesday evening, Bell brushed off Bush’s criticism of his support from the pro-Israel lobby. “What we’ve seen over and over is talking about an issue that is not impacting folks right here in St. Louis, and while we...

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