Bowman loses to Latimer.
Far-left squad Rep. Jamaal Bowman has lost his primary to George Latimer. Bowman, who represented New York’s 16th Congressional District, had support from fellow progressives Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — but it wasn’t enough.
Latimer, a career politician, ran on the slogan “Real Results. Not Rhetoric.” He was endorsed by Hillary Clinton.
From Fox News:
Bowman – who has been outspoken about his support for Palestinians amid the war in Gaza and has charged that Israel has committed genocide – was targeted by roughly $14 million in spending by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the deep-pocketed pro-Israel group that supported Latimer.
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We are going to show f–king AIPAC, the power of the motherf–king South Bronx!” Bowman said at the rally, which was held outside the congressional district’s boundaries.
Bowman made headlines last year for pulling a fire alarm on Capitol Hill shortly before the House was scheduled to vote on a government funding bill; the building was evacuated.
Bowman was charged by the D.C. Attorney General for pulling the alarm. The squad Rep claimed at the time that he thought pulling the alarm would open a nearby door.
“I was trying to get to a door. I thought the alarm would open the door, and I pulled the fire alarm to open the door by accident,” Bowman said at the time, adding: “I was just trying to get to my vote and the door that’s usually open wasn’t open, it was closed.”
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House Democrat becomes the first Squad member ever defeated in a primary battle https://t.co/Jgu1bwBawL
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