Good riddance to Cori Bush

Published August 5, 2026 2:20pm ET



The Democratic Party is in the midst of nominating as many racists and antisemites as it can find. As such, any of those candidates losing provides a nice respite from the bleak headlines about the hateful candidates who win. The former group includes former Rep. Cori Bush.

Rep. Wesley Bell handily defeated Bush in the Democratic primary for Missouri’s 1st District, denying Bush a return to Congress after Bell knocked her out during the 2024 election cycle. Bush had served in Congress as a far-left race hustler, a relic of the Black Lives Matter era of politics, but she decided to embrace the antisemitic socialism that is taking over the Democratic Party. Bush spent the campaign ranting and raving about AIPAC and ducking debates with Bell.

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