POLITICS OF BOWMAN'S LOSE
By: Derek Varsalona
On Tuesday, Representative Jamaal Bowman lost his seat in New York's Liberal District. The reason I believe for the loss was because Bowman was taking the side of Hamas and going against Israel. New York State is known for having many Jewish people and most Jewish people live in the New York City area. To be fair most Palestinians also live in the New York City area.
But the question is does the Bowman loss now face concern for the squad as a whole? I do not think so one point. AOC is a pretty safe district and would not be surprised if she runs for Senate and wins the Senate.
The problem for Bowman is he was a vocal critic of Israel. That might work in another area of the country but it would not did not work in New York. New York City has the highest concentration of Jewish Americans. It also has the highest concentration of Muslim Americans. What Jamal Bowman did was take a gamble. He rolled the dice on being anti-Israel and lost big. The fact of the matter is the Democratic Party has been anti-Israel since the rise of anti-Semite President Barack Obama who also hated Israel in favor of Muslims.
The fact that a more moderate Democrat won was not the case at all. The issue was that Bowman was a complete anti-Semite and everyone knew it. That might have worked in other areas of the country, particularly Michigan which has a huge Muslim and Arab population. But the strategy does not work for New York.
What does this mean for the squad? Yes, The Squad loses some power in the Libera establishments but they are still powerful. Representative Alexandria Ocasio Cortez is going to win her seat I think. I would not be surprised if she beats Senator Schumer or Replaces him after he retires. I also would not be surprised if Representative Alexandria Ocasio Cortez is Speaker of the House one day. As always comments accepted.
Jaamal Bowman
Source: Karissa Paddock. " Jamaal Bowman Becomes First Member of the Squad to Lose 2024 Primary as Democrats Divided over Israel." USAToday.com New York City: Thursday, June 27, 2024.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/06/25/jamaal-bowman-primary-loss-sqaud/74206062007/
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