Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Squad Member Jamaal Bowman Loses Primary

Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., became the first member of the progressive group of House lawmakers known as "the squad" to lose a primary challenge in the 2024 cycle on Tuesday night ...

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Are saying Bowman did it on purpose?

Screw you!

Sounds like my kinda Democrat is getting control back.

Finally some sanity.

#1 | Posted by oneironaut at 2024-06-25 11:47 PM

Dam right he did, fkking -----.

#2 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2024-06-25 11:49 PM

All politics is local.

And rwingers are always shocked about that.

#3 | Posted by Corky at 2024-06-26 12:25 AM

"he pulled a fire alarm in a House office building, prompting an emergency evacuation. Bowman said at the time that he did so because he "did not want to miss the votes to keep the government funded.""

Even ignoring his pro-Hamas outlook, the guy was clearly off.

Glad the Dems were able to kick him to the curb. Too bad the GOP is unable to do the same with its own bad elements.

#4 | Posted by censored at 2024-06-26 01:46 AM

heh heh....heh heh....

Unfortunately horse face / nice ---- won....so at least we'll have her wild eyed

rants and fake crying BS to mock.

#5 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2024-06-26 08:54 AM


Dam right he did, fkking -----.
#2 | POSTED BY LFTHNDTHRDS

Oh FFS typical cowboy, big talk behind the keyboard. Bet you drive a dually.

#6 | Posted by oneironaut at 2024-06-26 09:06 AM

Americans might put up with some of the fringe radical entertainment stuff of Bowman, but not as much as the squad feeds us.

#7 | Posted by Robson at 2024-06-26 09:11 AM

Bet you drive a dually.

#3 | Posted by oneironaut at 2024-06-26 09:06 AM | Reply | Flag:

Why yes, I have both of my cajaones.

#8 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2024-06-26 09:24 AM

Americans might put up with some of the fringe radical entertainment stuff of Bowman

#1 | POSTED BY ROBSON

This is absolutely the most tolerant thing I have ever heard you say.

Aren't you afraid that your MAGA neighbors will burn you out?

#9 | Posted by Zed at 2024-06-26 09:27 AM

If you are reading Dem tolerance you are misreading totally. I called my Dem elected official and told them I will speak politely even though my mood with idiot Biden open border policy deserves a Jamaal Bowman like comment full of expletives that Dems are good at telling us, while doing nothing to fix anything. SECURE OUR COUNTRY NOW!

#10 | Posted by Robson at 2024-06-26 12:29 PM

I'm just happy that the attack ads on NYC local TV are over with. Sometimes i couldn't find the fast-forward quickly enough. :(

Jamaal Bowman is ousted in most expensive House primary ever
www.politico.com

... Rep. Jamaal Bowman was trounced in a suburban New York race that became a referendum on progressives' attitudes toward Israel and the most expensive House primary in U.S. history.

Moderate Democrat George Latimer bested Bowman on Tuesday by 17 points with 88 percent of the vote in, making Bowman the first member of the Squad to lose an election since the far-left group formed in 2018.

Latimer, a challenger who ran like an incumbent, benefited from an unprecedented flood of outside cash in a primary fueled by allegations of racism and the party's sharp divide over the Israel-Hamas war.

A leading pro-Israel group spent more than $14 million on TV ads to unseat him. And as the results rolled in, it became clear that AIPAC and its super PAC United Democracy Project had succeeded in making an example of the two-term member of Congress for routinely criticizing the Israeli offensive in Gaza. ...



#11 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-06-26 02:49 PM

I'm assuming he lost somehow because of racism.

#12 | Posted by fishpaw at 2024-06-26 02:54 PM

"Squad Member Jamaal Bowman Loses Primary"

Now that's funny right there I don't care who you are!

#13 | Posted by Javelin at 2024-06-26 03:19 PM

Is anyone upset about "foreign influence" on American elections?

Askin' for a Friend.

#14 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2024-06-26 04:13 PM

His district is made up of mostly Jewish voters. They held his pro-Hamas views against him. What a surprise.

#15 | Posted by lee_the_agent at 2024-06-26 05:25 PM

He held no "pro Hamas" views that I know of.

Only anti Genocide ones.

And AIPAC went all in to protect their pet killers.

#16 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2024-06-26 07:12 PM

Imagine what Russia could do if they wanted to?

Meddling with elections in foreign countries is dangerous.

Israel leads the way in the US.

But don't you worry, Russia is a quick study.

They'll catch up in no time.

#17 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2024-06-26 07:16 PM

@#18 ... Imagine what Russia could do if they wanted to? ...

Why the denial of what they have done?

Is that the new talking points your current alias has been issued?

#18 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-06-26 07:23 PM

Oh nooooes a far left wacko got replaced with a competent politician.

#19 | Posted by Tor at 2024-06-26 07:32 PM

@#19 ... Oh nooooes a far left wacko got replaced with a competent politician. ...

Yea, that's my current view of this as well. Much closer to the center.

Competency? I dunno, as I am not in his district.

#20 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-06-26 07:39 PM

I'm no fan of foreign influence or of any foreign lobbies and that definitely includes AIPAC. I've never ever supported anything else in my years on this forum. America first always and never ever support any foreign lobbies.

#21 | Posted by Robson at 2024-06-26 07:48 PM

#16 POSTED BY EFFETEPOSER

so do you think the IDF will be able to finally totally eradicate hamas?

#22 | Posted by brerrabbit at 2024-06-26 08:17 PM

No. Absolutely not. Even Genocidal tactics will fail, especially them.

Hearts and Minds. I know it seems impossible, but that's the only way to really break this cycle of Massacre and Retaliation.

Unless Israel is prepared to be the Monsters they accuse Hamas of being a thousand times over.

Does Israel want the Mark of Cain?

Could they Survive it?

Inquiring Minds want to know.

#23 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2024-06-26 08:26 PM

compare to the out going guy the new congressman is brilliant and his views better reflect that of most Americans.

#24 | Posted by Tor at 2024-06-26 08:28 PM

... compare to the out going guy the new congressman is brilliant and his views better reflect that of most Americans. ...>

Yeah, that seems to be, more or less, what I'm seeing on the local news about his win.

I said that "more or less" caveat because his views seem to be more centrist, and not based upon any knowledge I have about "most Americans."

One interesting observation... in the ads I did watch before I tired of them, he seemed to run as the incumbent, not as the challenger. That was odd. But it seems to have won for him.

#25 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-06-26 08:52 PM

A congressperson has a responsibility to his or her constituents and to the Constitution. Voters have a duty to practice good citizenship, which entails voting as a member of a polity, weighing what's in the nation's interest and in a way that promotes the "general welfare". Some extreme politicians disregard their duty to the Constitution and to promoting America's polity. A lot of the "Squad" rhetoric is as hard for opponents to accept as is the rhetoric of Boebert, MTG, or Jordan. Perhaps, trimming the extremes in Congress means the voters are looking to collaboration in government rather than all or nothing polarization?

#26 | Posted by Augustine at 2024-06-26 09:48 PM

@#26 ... A lot of the "Squad" rhetoric is as hard for opponents to accept as is the rhetoric of Boebert, MTG, or Jordan. Perhaps, trimming the extremes in Congress means the voters are looking to collaboration in government rather than all or nothing polarization? ...

I do not disagree.

On the contrary, I agree, with a NW flag.

#27 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-06-26 09:58 PM

#23

Wrong thread dumbass.

#28 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2024-06-27 12:36 AM

All politics is local.

If that were the case, we could keep California and Portland's crazy within their borders.

#29 | Posted by boaz at 2024-06-27 01:29 PM

AIPAC uber alles.

#30 | Posted by morris at 2024-06-27 06:45 PM

wrong...he didn't just lose....he got his ass kicked.

#31 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2024-06-28 08:25 AM

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