Wesley Bell and Cori Bush Head for a Rematch
In Tuesday’s Democratic congressional primary, voters in Missouri’s first district will decide whether to re-elect moderate incumbent Congressman Wesley Bell or replace him with Cori Bush, the Democratic Socialist who was the district’s Congressional representative until Bell ousted her two years ago. Alongside Michigan’s Democratic congressional primary, Missouri’s first district race has become…
In Missouri's first congressional district, voters will choose between incumbent Congressman Wesley Bell and challenger Cori Bush, a Democratic Socialist. The race has become a battleground over pro-Israel spending in American politics. AIPAC, the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee, spent over $8 million in favor of Bell in 2024, while the United Democracy Project, AIPAC's electoral arm, contributed half of the outside money.
Bush, who previously represented the district from 2020 to 2022, has capitalized on shifting Democratic opinions regarding Israel. A recent poll shows that 58% of Democrats now believe Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. As AIPAC funding becomes politically toxic, Bush aims to challenge Bell's establishment support and win back the MO-01 seat, joining a nationwide wave of Democratic Socialist victories.
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