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2024-06-26 Home Front: Politix
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NY16 Primary: Hamas Caucus Member Jamaal Bowman Goes Down in Defeat As Bronx Democrats Choose Latimer
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 [Red State] Bye, Asshole
It's official.
Embattled fire alarm puller Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) lost in his uphill primary battle against Westchester County Executive George Latimer in one of the most closely watched races in America Tuesday.
Though the results are still coming in as of this writing, with about 50 percent reported, Latimer leads Bowman 55 percent (21,770 votes) to 45 percent (17,833).
With his loss, Bowman has the distinction of becoming the first member of the so-called "Squad" of Democratic Socialists in Congress, led by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) to go down in defeat.
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George Latimer claims victory over Jamaal Bowman in New York Primaries
[Jpost] ...Latimer, a centrist who hewed to a pro-Israel position during the campaign, was declared the winner by the Associated Press and other news outlets around 40 minutes after the polls closed at 9 p.m.
Don't pull a fire alarm on your way out, principal.
Wash Examiner update - Bowman out: ‘Squad' Democrat loses to pro-Israel challenger in New York primary
[Washington Examiner] Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) lost his primary on Tuesday in a stinging setback for House progressives after a coalition of establishment Democrats and pro-Israel groups aligned to defeat him.
The Associated Press called the race for Westchester County Executive George Latimer at 9:38 p.m., over half an hour after the polls closed. Latimer defeated Bowman in New York’s 16th Congressional District 54.8% to 45.2% with 51% of votes counted.
Bowman had been trailing Latimer in the polls, but his loss represents a high-profile rebuke of Congress’s most progressive members, whose anti-Israel views have set them at odds with the mainstream of the Democratic Party. The 16th District is a solidly Democratic seat, meaning that Latimer will be favored to win the general election in November.
Bowman has attracted controversy since arriving in Congress in 2021. He has opposed resolutions condemning Hamas for its attack on Israel on Oct. 7, while he called the idea that Israeli women were raped in the massacre "propaganda."
Allies such as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) rallied behind him in the days leading up to the New York primary, but a spate of local and national figures came out against his reelection bid in his New York district, home to a large Jewish population.
In one notable defection, fellow progressive and former Rep. Mondaire Jones endorsed Latimer over the incumbent. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also endorsed Latimer, drawing the ire of House progressives as well.
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