前众议员科里·布什与温和派检察官韦斯利·贝尔在密苏里州进行初选对决，这是贝尔两年前击败布什后的又一次交锋。[1] 8月4日的初选提前投票已于周二启动。[1]
这场竞争成为民主党内部分裂的关键测试，围绕以色列问题、建制派权力和民主社会主义者影响力展开深层争议。[1] 美国以色列公共事务委员会（AIPAC）通过民主团结项目花费超过120万美元反对布什。[1] 新民主党多数派又额外投入100万美元反对布什。[1] 贝尔出席了与前众议院议长南希·佩洛西的联合活动，代表民主党建制派阵营提供支持。[1]
布什在2022年初选中以不足6个百分点的差距败给贝尔。[1] 贝尔在采访中称布什"不是严肃的候选人"，表示"她被解雇了"。[1] 布什则对AIPAC的投入进行反击，声称这笔支出"激进化了"她，并宣称自己在此次复选中拥有"道德权威"。[1]
Former U.S. Representative Cori Bush is competing against moderate prosecutor Wesley Bell in a Missouri primary election, two years after Bell defeated her by fewer than 6 percentage points in 2022.[1] The race represents a significant test of internal Democratic divisions over Israel policy, party establishment power, and the influence of democratic socialists.[1]
Early voting for the August 4 primary began this week.[1] The contest has attracted substantial outside spending, with AIPAC's Democratic Unity Project having spent more than $1.2 million opposing Bush.[1] The New Democratic Majority has additionally invested $1 million against her candidacy.[1] Bell appeared alongside former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, signaling establishment Democratic backing.[1]
The two candidates have exchanged criticism on the campaign trail. Bell characterized Bush as "not a serious candidate" and said "she was fired,"[1] while Bush claimed that AIPAC's spending has "radicalized" her and asserted she now possesses the "moral authority" in the rematch.[1]