Democratic Missouri Rep. Cori Bush could be headed for defeat in this year's primary amid strong criticism of her positions on the federal investigation and the Israel-Hamas war, according to a new poll.
Mr. Bush, a member of the so-called “split” of the left wing House Democratic Party, has about six months to go before voters in Missouri's 1st Congressional District race against his primary primary opponent, Wesley Bell of St. Louis County. He has a 22 point lead over the public prosecutor. He went to vote in the August primary election, according to Based on a new poll by Republican polling firms MOScout and Remington. President Bush is currently under federal investigation for allegedly misusing federal bond funds, and has repeatedly taken staunch anti-Israel stances since the start of the Hamas war in October 2023.
The poll sampled 401 likely Democratic primary voters in Bush's district from Wednesday to Friday and had a margin of error of 4.95% and a confidence level of 95%. Half of the survey respondents said they would vote for Mr. Bell if the election were held today, 28% said they would support Mr. Bush, 18% said they were undecided, and 4% said they would vote for Mr. Bush, also a challenger to Mr. Bush.・Answered that he supports Chappell Nadal. (Related: Rep. Cori Bush wants to 'defund the police' but spent taxpayer money on her own private security)
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There doesn't seem to be much polling or data available on the main battle between Bush and Bell other than the latest polls from MO Scout and Remington. But Bell has been a successful political challenger in the past, “shocking the Missouri political scene” in 2018 by defeating seven-seat incumbents to become St. Louis County prosecutor. according to To the Missouri Independent.
Bell, who has billed himself as a more moderate Democrat, will face Bush in October 2023 after withdrawing his bid to unseat Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley. said. Mr. Bell's campaign had about $409,000 on hand. As of February 1, nearly double President Bush's $216,000; according to to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Mr. Bush was denied She faces fraud charges stemming from the alleged misuse of federal security funds, although a federal investigation into the matter is still ongoing.
Specifically, regarding the Israel-Hamas war, 35% of respondents said they were more sympathetic to the Israeli side of the conflict, 21% said they were more sympathetic to the Palestinian side, and 44% were unsure. . .
On January 31, Mr. Bush was one of two senators to vote against a bill that would ban members of Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad involved in the brutal October 7 attacks from entering the United States. It was a person.Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib also openly supports anti-Israel views. in front and rear The war has begun.
Mr. Bush claimed He accused the Israeli military of carrying out “ethnic cleansing” against Palestinians and called on the United States to end funding to Israel. she also explained Israel as an “apartheid” state.
A representative for Mr. Bush did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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