Two members of the progressive « Squad » of Democrats have now lost their seats over their views on the Israel-Hamas war.
Representative Ilhan Omar’s Democratic challenger has sent her a warning after a fellow « Squad » member, Congresswoman Cori Bush, failed to be reelected to her district for a third term in this year’s primaries.
Bush’s loss in Missouri on Tuesday to Wesley Bell, the prosecuting attorney for St. Louis County, makes her the second member of the progressive group to lose their seat after Representative Jamaal Bowman earlier this year.
Following the result, challengers to other members of the progressive group of Democrats issued warnings, including Don Samuels, who is running against Omar in Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District.
« Congratulations, Wesley! It’s clear that Democrats around the country are ready to move on from those who put politics above the people. In just one week, MN CD5 has the opportunity to do the same. To everyone in Minneapolis and the suburbs, I hope to earn your support », Samuels wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
Newsweek has contacted representatives of Omar via email for comment.
Squad members are battling to keep their seats as the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and the United Democracy Project spend large amounts of money to defeat them over their criticism of Israel amid the war in Gaza.
