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We have some deeply disappointing news,
John: the primary election results are in, and
incumbent Rep. Cori Bush has lost her seat in Missouri’s 1st Congressional
District.

These are not the results we had hoped to share with you after Justice
Democrats worked so hard alongside Cori’s team to go up against the
barrage of dark money attacks and lies from AIPAC, crypto groups, and
more.

Before I talk about the implications of this loss and what comes next, let
me first take a moment to celebrate Cori’s bravery in championing
Palestinian rights and other marginalized communities despite being
targeted by AIPAC. Her courage in sponsoring the ceasefire resolution and
calling out injustices both here and abroad is exactly what we need more
of in Congress.

We are forever grateful to Cori for taking her lived experience and
putting it into action for others, bravely sharing her own abortion story
as she fought for reproductive freedom, holding a sit-in on the Capitol
steps to demand an extension on the federal eviction moratorium, and
advocating for the progressive reform needed to bring justice to families
like Michael Brown’s and communities like Ferguson.

While these primary election results in MO-01 are crucial and undoubtedly
devastating, remember: we are winning the long-term fight against AIPAC.
Justice Democrats’ mission is to build a caucus of morally courageous
leaders. This race exemplifies our ongoing battle for a democracy that
serves the people, not special interests.

While Cori and Jamaal are major losses for our movement, their races show
that what we are doing is working. As we have said previously, AIPAC’s
massive spending in primaries like this one is coming from a position of
weakness. They have lost the battle of public opinion and have resorted to
forcible suppression of their opposition.

For many members of Congress, their money and threats work, and members
get in line. However, this is increasingly not the case, in large part due
to Justice Democrats’ elected leaders like the Squad, who refused to have
their voices suppressed even under the threat of losing their jobs.

This is a loss, but we are winning the long-term fight, and we won’t back
down.

With less than one week until our last primary election of the cycle in
Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Minnesota district, we cannot despair: we must come
together, refocus, and keep up the fight for the progressive leaders and
change we deserve.

[ [link removed] ]Please, if you can, consider pitching in $5 to fuel our
efforts to help Ilhan defeat her opponent next Tuesday, August 13th. She
narrowly won by 2 percent last time around, so we can’t take anything for
granted.



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Thank you again for all you’ve done to support Justice Democrats’ work to
build a bloc of young, diverse, working-class progressives in Congress and
transform the Democratic Party. Our fight continues.

In solidarity,

Alexandra Rojas
Executive Director




 




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