As we reported, Squad member Jamaal Bowman suffered a brutal, well-deserved defeat in the primary for New York’s 16th Congressional District to the more moderate Democrat George Latimer.
Latimer not only won, but he defeated Bowman by 17 points.
Perhaps part of the problem was that Bowman didn’t seem to understand which district he represented.
“We will show the damn AIPAC Power of damn guy South Bronx”, Bowman shouted at a rally last weekend.
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However, he does not represent the South Bronx. He represents a petite part of the North Bronx, while the rest of his district is essentially southern Westchester – a relatively affluent area. He was not responding to the wishes of his constituents with his anti-Israel message, which many in the area would dislike or find extreme.
Latimer was a former Westchester County Commissioner and therefore had a proven ability to attract the votes of the people of New York’s 16th District.
Ultimately, Bowman’s loss is probably no surprise, and it wasn’t AIPAC’s fault.
The representative of the South Bronx, Democrat Ritchie Torres (New York), won his primary undisputed. He’s pro-Israel, so it sounds like the South Bronx wanted to send a message. But it’s one that Bowman and the rest of the radical crowd don’t like.
Republicans had a lot of fun sending him off. His election defeat speech seemed more like an attempt to blame AIPAC and Jews for “brainwashing” people against him.
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But perhaps one of the funniest reactions came from Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), who tried to pay tribute to him now that he has lost and will be leaving Congress:
.@JamaalBowman.
Son of a single mother.
Grew up in a social housing apartment.
Has dedicated his life to teaching.
Became a school principal.
Founded a prestigious school to educate the youth of the Bronx.
Elected as the first black Congressman for NY16.
I have never accepted a cent of company money.A true civil servant. pic.twitter.com/YNqcnKvQG9
– Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) 26 June 2024
.@JamaalBowman.Son of a single mother.
Grew up in a social housing apartment.
Has dedicated his life to teaching.
Became a school principal.
Founded a prestigious school to educate the youth of the Bronx.
Elected as the first black Congressman for NY16.
I have never accepted a cent of company money.
A true civil servant.
First of all, I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a picture of her looking at her boyfriend like that. It’s a great look.
Some also criticized her claims about Bowman, including: She was wrong about being the first black congressman for NY-16. In fact, there was two black members before him – Adam Clayton Powell and Charles Rangel.
Others have added more items to the list.
Rape denier.
Anti-Semitic.
Bad rapper.
Likes to set off alarm bells.There @AOC. I have finished it for you. https://t.co/yNQEe6st2S
— Arsen Ostrovsky 🎗️ (@Ostrov_A) 26 June 2024
But the humorous thing is that when she tries to be so effusive about her “buddy,” she doesn’t even know what his real X account is. She pinged the wrong one. Instead, she referenced this one, and it’s pretty humorous:
.@AOC doesn’t even know who she’s tagging.😆
And these people think they are in charge… https://t.co/o7D4oQCl8w pic.twitter.com/NToeLBeWgh
— Roy G. Bivens (@RoyGBivens) 26 June 2024
Somehow I think this isn’t his account. But who am I to say he’s not “just a regular girl” as this account bio says, considering Democrats don’t seem to know the definition of “woman”?
