Rep. Cori Bush’s primary is Tuesday.

INDIA WALTON, india@rootsaction.org, @Indiawaltonbflo
Walton is senior strategist with RootsAction. She said today: “On the ground in St.Louis the amount of money being poured in to smear Rep. Bush and misinform voters is astonishing. Billboards, television ads, and mailers are everywhere full of misleading information about her record of service. However, on the ground, many voters can see through the lies and I hope that will result in voters turning out to the polls.”

See from Salon “Rep. Cori Bush faces media smears, torrent of AIPAC cash, for speaking truth about Gaza” by IPA executive director Norman Solomon: “Bush’s opponent, county prosecutor Wesley Bell, ‘is now the number-one recipient of AIPAC cash this election cycle,’ according to Justice Democrats. Almost two-thirds of Bell’s donations have come from AIPAC, which Justice Democrats describes as an ‘anti-Palestinian, far-right megadonor-funded lobby group.’ The Intercept reports that ‘AIPAC’s super PAC, United Democracy Project, has gone on to spend a total of $7 million so far to oust Bush’ in the Aug. 6 Democratic primary in her St. Louis-area district.

“‘The $2.1 million in ads spent for her campaign is up against $12.2 million spent to attack her or support Bell,’ The American Prospect reports. AIPAC ‘is trying to pull voters away from her without ever saying the words “Israel” or “Palestine.” Instead, their advertising against Bush centers around her record on infrastructure legislation, in a manner that lacks context.’”

See recent piece from Ryan Grim at Drop Site News: “Leaked Audio: ‘I’m NOT Running Against You,’ Cori Bush’s Primary Challenger Told Her Months Before Running Against Her.”

See from 2022 in The American Prospect: “AIPAC Has Taken Over the Democratic Primary Process.”