Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) is facing an uphill battle as she prepares for a competitive primary that shows her losing more ground each day against her pro-Israel opponent, a sign that she could be the next “Squad” member on her way out.

Bush is facing St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell on Tuesday in what has been a rocky campaign for the incumbent due, in part, to her vocal criticism of Israel’s response to the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack, calling the counteroffensive an “ethnic cleansing campaign.” The Israel-Hamas war has sowed divisions within the Democratic conference, which has spelled disaster for progressive “Squad” Democrats as pro-Israel organizations have made it their personal mission to remove them from office.

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