Fellow Squad member Jamaal Bowman is facing an even more acute threat than Omar in the form of Democrat George Latimer.
The most recent poll for June's Democratic primary in New York's 16th congressional district placed Bowman a full 17 percentage points behind Latimer.
To make the situation all the worse for Bowman, Latimer is being assisted with extensive funding from two pro-Israel groups, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and the Democratic Majority for Israel PAC. You may think that, with such a threat on the horizon, Bowman would dial back rhetoric in support of anti-Israel radicals.
In response to the protests at Columbia University, Bowman has accused the university's administration of "Suppress[ing] fundamental freedoms of expression." He said in a press conference, "They seem to be folding to pressure from a right wing Congress' weaponizing of the unfolding events in the Middle East as a means to suppress fundamental freedoms of expression."
In concert with Omar and Bowman, Bush has continued to back the anti-Israel protests with adamancy.
"So we gotta make sure that we have the same energy and we pick it up and we take it over to New York next. And when we're done with Jamaal Bowman, we're heading over to St. Louis, where we'll make sure Cori Bush gets over the finish line."
Ilhan Omar, Jamaal Bowman, and Cori Bush can push their rhetoric while still holding onto their seats.
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