Rep. Cori Bush (D., Mo.), a "Squad" member known for her anti-Israel stance, is down 23 points in her bid for another House term, according to a new poll.
St. Louis prosecuting attorney Wesley Bell (D.) is leading Bush 56 percent to 33 percent among likely voters in the Missouri First Congressional District primary, according to a survey conducted by McLaughlin and Associates for the CCA Action Fund. Another 11 percent chose other candidates or remained undecided, the New York Post reported Sunday.
The poll surveyed 300 likely Democratic voters and has a margin of error of plus or minus 5.7 points, according to the New York Post, which described CCA Action Fund as an anti-Bush super PAC. In June, however, a survey conducted by the Mellman Group found Bell narrowly leading Bush 43 percent to 42 percent.
Bush is the latest far-left "Squad" member to face a contentious primary challenge against a pro-Israel opponent. Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D., N.Y.) lost his primary seat in June to pro-Israel Westchester County executive George Latimer. As with Latimer, local rabbis urged Bell to run after accusing Bush of "fanning the flames of anti-Semitism" and "showing little outrage against the horrendous attacks" since the Hamas terror attack on Oct. 7.
Bush has repeatedly accused Israel of committing "genocide." The St. Louis congresswoman was one of only two House members who voted against a January bill that barred terrorists who participated in the Oct. 7 attack from entering the United States. Bush said the bill would "target immigrants and incite anti-Palestinian hate."
The "Squad" member appeared at an April Arab American Heritage and Culture Month ceremony alongside Maher Abdel-qader, who has a track record of spreading anti-Semitic conspiracy theories and Holocaust denial, and shared a video that described Jews as "Satanic." The Democratic fundraiser is also the founder and administrator of a Facebook group called "Palestinian American Congress," where members have posted anti-Semitic content and cheered Hamas terrorists.
In July, Bush celebrated steering nearly $1 million in taxpayer money to a youth nonprofit led by Farrakhan Shegog, an anti-Semitic activist who said those living in Israel are not "real Jews" and that the nation is ruled by "the ones who crucified Jesus."
The Missouri Democrat is under federal investigation for misusing federal and campaign funds to pay for private security.
Bush and Bell are set to square off at the ballot box on Aug. 6.