Progressive Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., suffered a primary defeat Tuesday to a moderate challenger who was backed by pro-Israel groups, NBC News projected, following a bitter and expensive race that exposed the party’s divisions over the war in Gaza.
The race between Bowman and Westchester County Executive George Latimer in New York’s 16th District drew more ad spending — $25 million, according to the ad tracking firm AdImpact — than any other House primary in history. Nearly $15 million of that spending came from the United Democracy Project, a super PAC linked to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, a powerful pro-Israel lobby, which backed Latimer.
With 68% of the vote in, Latimer led Bowman by a wide margin, 55.7% to 44.3%.
Speaking to a roomful of his supporters Tuesday night, Bowman conceded defeat to his “opponents,” most likely a nod to big-spending outside groups, but he vowed that the broader fight for “humanity and justice” would go on.
“This race was never about me and me alone. It was never about this district and this district alone. It was always about all of us,” Bowman said. “Now, our opponents — not opponent — may have won this round, at this time, in this place. But this will be a battle for our humanity and justice for the rest of our lives.”
edit: also AOC won her primary so she is staying
In a closely watched primary, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, has emerged victorious, securing her position as the Democratic candidate for New York’s 14th Congressional District.
The 34-year-old progressive, known as AOC, overcame a challenge from 66-year-old investment banker Marty Dolan, who positioned himself as a moderate alternative.
Proof that any self styled “progressive” has nothing to lose by completely opposing Zionist fascism. The Zionists will stab you in the back even if you support them. We can advance confidently knowing anyone that tries to tow a middle position on the issue is an opportunist.
Bowman was/is a member of DSA and a controversial one. The Palestinian solidarity group tried to get him expelled years ago for both funding the iron dome and doing a tour of Israel.
Years later, he’s gets primaried by Zionists.
He was a member. He quit during that controversy. He actually kinda improved on Palestine after he visited Israel because he wasn’t impressed by what he saw.
Run him anyway, see if you can make the dem lose the seat
The only good thing about this is how incontrovertibly it demonstrates that the dems are totally unworthy of your vote, even to fairly clueless liberals.
I just wanna say that it does not matter if you vote in stuff like this so even if the gains are marginal by having bowman in its still better than letting the DNC get their neoliberal. Atleast make them hide the ghoulishness. But ya it dont matta, nonadis mattas
