Squad Member Curb-Stomped
In what could be a harbinger of voter sentiments this fall, U.S. Rep. Cory Bush of Missouri got curb-stomped last night. By a margin of about 2 to 1, Wesley Bell defeated Bush in the 1st Congressional district, covering much of St. Louis.
Bush becomes the second member of The Squad, the far-left group of progressives in the U.S. House, to endure a primary defeat this year. Earlier this summer, Jamaal Bowman lost bis bid for re-election in New York.
Elsewhere, Michigan Democrats preferred the far-left leaning Senate candidate, physician Abdul El-Sayed. He ran ahead of his more moderate opponent Haley Stevens, but by a slender margin — roughly 49 percent to 47 percent.
El-Sayed will face a tough battle this fall against Republican Mike Rogers. Here’s data analyst Harry Enten on CNN explaining why far-left Democrats are vanquishing more of their moderate colleagues.
