{"id":625609,"date":"2024-06-26T04:41:53","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T01:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/jamaal-bowmans-primary-loss-marks-first-2024-defeat-for-the-squad\/"},"modified":"2024-06-26T04:41:53","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T01:41:53","slug":"jamaal-bowmans-primary-loss-marks-first-2024-defeat-for-the-squad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jamaal-bowmans-primary-loss-marks-first-2024-defeat-for-the-squad\/","title":{"rendered":"#Jamaal Bowman&#8217;s primary loss marks first 2024 defeat for the &#8216;squad&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3cd78654c75\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3cd78654c75\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jamaal-bowmans-primary-loss-marks-first-2024-defeat-for-the-squad\/#The_future_of_%E2%80%98the_squad%E2%80%98\" >The future of &#8216;the squad&#8216;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\"><media-video video-id=\"73960301007\" title=\"NY-16 Dem primary election: George Latimer explains run for Congress\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2024\/05\/28\/PWES\/73880992007-ts-052324-latimer-03.JPG?crop=4479,2520,x0,y1344\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\" placement=\"snow-video-story-priority\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;width:100%;height:100%;z-index:2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2024\/05\/28\/PWES\/73880992007-ts-052324-latimer-03.JPG?crop=4479,2520,x0,y1344\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">NY-16 Dem primary election: George Latimer explains run for Congress<\/p>\n<p>Congressional candidate George Latimer, D-Rye, laid out his view of the job in an interview with reporters and editors from The Journal <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>\/lohud.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/media-video><\/div>\n<p>Rep.\u00a0Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., became the first member of the progressive group of House lawmakers known as \u201cthe squad\u201d to lose a primary challenge in the 2024 cycle on Tuesday night, after suffering a bruising defeat to a more moderate Democratic candidate in his Bronx-area district. \u00a0<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"><\/partner-banner>\n<p>Bowman, 48, lost to Westchester County Executive George Latimer, 70, in a high-profile contest that largely hinged on the two Democratic candidates&#8217; opposing views about the Israel-Hamas War. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A second-term representative and former public middle school principal, Bowman has been a vocal critic of Israel\u2019s handling of the war and the Biden administration\u2019s continued support for aid to the country. He has accused Israeli officials of committing genocide and was an early proponent of a cease-fire in the war.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The American Israel Public Affairs Committee, a\u00a0pro-Israel lobbying group that supports Republican and Democratic candidates, spent millions against Bowman in the race, including giving more than $1.5 million in donations to Latimer\u2019s campaign. \u00a0<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"><\/partner-banner><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2024\/06\/14\/USAT\/74102952007-20240521-t-110851-z-179478951-rc-2-tv-0-a-1-dneb-rtrmadp-3-usaelectionhouseraces.JPG bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2024\/06\/14\/USAT\/74102952007-20240521-t-110851-z-179478951-rc-2-tv-0-a-1-dneb-rtrmadp-3-usaelectionhouseraces.JPG?crop=4468,3350,x277,y0 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2024\/06\/14\/USAT\/74102952007-20240521-t-110851-z-179478951-rc-2-tv-0-a-1-dneb-rtrmadp-3-usaelectionhouseraces.JPG?crop=2514,3350,x1254,y0 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2024\/06\/14\/USAT\/74102952007-20240521-t-110851-z-179478951-rc-2-tv-0-a-1-dneb-rtrmadp-3-usaelectionhouseraces.JPG?crop=5022,2826,x0,y262 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"Kevin Lamarque\" caption=\"U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) speaks at SUNY Westchester Community College Valhalla in Valhalla, New York on May 10, 2023.\" orientation=\"horizontal\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"><\/media-image><\/p>\n<p>At a rally just days before the election,\u00a0Bowman\u00a0suggested his supporters would show AIPAC \u201cthe power\u201d of the South Bronx. His district mostly spans the North Bronx, Yonkers and portions of Westchester County. \u00a0<\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"><\/partner-inline>\n<p>Throughout the primary race, Latimer and other Bowman critics also slammed the progressive Democrat for a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of controversial comments and incidents, including a\u00a0moment on Capitol Hill last year when he pulled a fire alarm in a House office building, prompting an emergency evacuation. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><cta-atoms-container-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/cta\" class=\"spacer-large\"><\/cta-atoms-container-inline><\/p>\n<p>Bowman said at the time that he did so because he \u201cdid not want to miss the votes to keep the government funded.\u201d The congressman <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/bowman-fire-alarm-house-shutdown-vote-misdemeanor-c32d97c1d86f2f1769596613d29678f3\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/bowman-fire-alarm-house-shutdown-vote-misdemeanor-c32d97c1d86f2f1769596613d29678f3\">pleaded guilty<\/a> to a misdemeanor, paid a $1,000 fine and served three months of probation, while the House censured the New York lawmaker.\u00a0<\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"><\/partner-inline>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_future_of_%E2%80%98the_squad%E2%80%98\"><\/span><strong>The future of &#8216;the squad<\/strong>&#8216;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Bowman\u2019s defeat marks a loss for the squad, the handful of progressive lawmakers who first came to prominence during former President Donald Trump&#8217;s term in office. In April, fellow squad member Rep. Summer Lee, D-PA, fended off a challenge in her Pittsburgh-area district from a moderate candidate who criticized her opposition to providing additional U.S. military aid for Israel.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"><\/partner-banner>\n<p>AIPAC contributed to efforts against Lee during the 2022 midterms but stayed out of her race this year. And unlike Bowman, Lee received support from prominent establishment Democrats, including Sen. John Fetterman, D-Penn., one of the most pro-Israel Democrats in Congress, and President Joe Biden. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., similarly\u00a0beat a primary challengers in the spring who voiced greater support for Israel. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><media-gallery-promo asset-id=\"73793884007\" class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-large\"><\/media-gallery-promo><\/p>\n<p>But at least one other member of the tight-knit group faces a difficult race ahead this year in which AIPAC&#8217;s donations could play a role. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Second-term progressive Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., will\u00a0face St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell in a primary on Aug. 6. AIPAC has <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fec.gov\/data\/receipts\/?cycle=2024&amp;data_type=processed&amp;committee_id=C00842336&amp;contributor_name=C00797670&amp;two_year_transaction_period=2024\">donated more than $630,000<\/a> to Bell\u2019s campaign. The <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/projects.fivethirtyeight.com\/polls\/house\/2024\/missouri\/1\/\">limited polling available<\/a> in the race showed Bell with a 20-point lead over Bush ahead of the Missouri election. \u00a0<\/p>\n<lit-timestamp class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-small\" slot=\"timestamp\" publishdate=\"2024-06-26 01:41:53 +0000 UTC\" updatedate=\"2024-06-26 01:41:53 +0000 UTC\"><\/lit-timestamp><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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