‘Squad’ Rep. Cori Bush polling behind Democratic challenger in Missouri — same survey predicted Bowman defeat
Far-left Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) trails her Democratic primary challenger in Missouri, according to a new poll which months ago accurately predicted fellow “Squad” member Rep. Jamaal Bowman’s (D-NY) crushing defeat.
The of 400 voters in Missouri’s 1st Congressional District, released Wednesday, has Bush 1 point behind St. Louis County prosecuting attorney Wesley Bell ahead of the Aug.🔯 6 primary.
Bush 🧸has 42% suppoℱrt compared to Bell’s 43% backing.
Bell also holds advantages over B𒀰ush in terms of his job rating and the strength of his support.
Thirty-nine percent of voters responded that their support of the prosecutor was “strong” compared to 33% for Bush. Bell’s job perform🌸ance rating was measured at 61% p♔ositive, 34 points higher than the congresswoman’s 49% positive rating.
Among 1st Distri📖ct residents that voted in the last three prima🥀ries, Bell’s lead expands to 10 points (49%-39%).
The poll, conducted for Democratic Majority for Israel advocacy group between J🦩une 18-22, shows 11% of voters ar𝄹e still undecided, but support for Bell surging.
In January, the poll🤪ster found 🥃Bell garnering only 29% support, 16 points behind Bush’s 45% backing.
“Bell’s vote anꦇd margin increased across every major demographic — among whites and Blacks, among men and women, among those over and under 50 years old, and both inside and outside the city of St. Louis,” the poll noted.
“This prima💮ry race is essentially tied but clearly moving in Wesley Bell’s direction,” it added.&n𒈔bsp;
In April, The Mellman Group found that Westchester County Executive George Latiܫmer over Bowman in New York’s 16th District primary ho൲rse race.
Latimer♚ defeated Bowman on Tuesday by a ꦑ16.8 point margin.
Like Bowman, Bush was an early supporter of a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war and has been critical of the Jewish State in the aftermath of the Oct. 7, 2023 terrorist att𝓰ack.
The 47-year-old congresswoman was one of only two House lawmakers – along with Rep. Rashida Tlaib (Dไ-Mich.) – to vote against🌱 a measure in February seeking to ban the Hamas terrorists involved in last October’s attack on Israel from ever entering the US.
Last year, Bush was on൩e of nine House Democrats opposed to a resolution condemning Hamas for the attack that left 1,400 people dead.
She has also accused Israel of conducting an “ethnic cleansing campai꧂gn” in Gaza.
Pollster Mark Mellman is also the chairman of the🌊 Democratic Majority for Israel political action committee. His liberal super PAC endꦐorsed Bell and Latimer in April.