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→2020 U.S. House election in Missouri's 1st district
Bush announced in mid-2020 her run for the [[United States House of Representatives]] to challenge incumbent [[Lacy Clay]], a member of the [[Congressional Progressive Caucus]] who, according to the former, isn't left-wing enough.<ref>[https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/507087-black-lives-matter-activist-cori-bush-on-running-for-congress-we-have-to-have Black Lives Matter activist Cori Bush on running for Congress: 'We have to have progressive change']</ref> She narrowly won the [[Democrat]] primary over Clay in a major upset,<ref>[https://enr.sos.mo.gov/ State of Missouri - Election Night Results]</ref> and may become the fifth member of [[the Squad]], as she easily won the general election in the highly [[liberal]] district.
Bush announced in mid-2020 her run for the [[United States House of Representatives]] to challenge incumbent [[Lacy Clay]], a member of the [[Congressional Progressive Caucus]] who, according to the former, isn't left-wing enough.<ref>[https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/507087-black-lives-matter-activist-cori-bush-on-running-for-congress-we-have-to-have Black Lives Matter activist Cori Bush on running for Congress: 'We have to have progressive change']</ref> She narrowly won the [[Democrat]] primary over Clay in a major upset,<ref>[https://enr.sos.mo.gov/ State of Missouri - Election Night Results]</ref> and may become the fifth member of [[the Squad]], as she easily won the general election in the highly [[liberal]] district.
==Extremism==
Bush is an anti-[[Israel]] activist who supports the radical [[BDS]] movement.<ref>Multiple references:
Bush is an anti-[[Israel]] activist who supports the radical [[BDS]] movement.<ref>Multiple references:
*[https://www.jta.org/quick-reads/candidate-who-expressed-support-for-bds-becomes-the-democratic-nominee-in-missouri-congressional-race Cori Bush, candidate who expressed support for BDS, defeats longtime congressman in Missouri Democratic primary]
*[https://www.jta.org/quick-reads/candidate-who-expressed-support-for-bds-becomes-the-democratic-nominee-in-missouri-congressional-race Cori Bush, candidate who expressed support for BDS, defeats longtime congressman in Missouri Democratic primary]
*[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/284794 Pro-BDS Cori Bush defeats incumbent in Missouri Democratic congressional primary]
*[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/284794 Pro-BDS Cori Bush defeats incumbent in Missouri Democratic congressional primary]
*[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/05/cori-bush-is-latest-anti-israel-democrat-to-win-a-primary/ Cori Bush Is Latest Anti-Israel Democrat to Win a Primary]</ref>
*[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/05/cori-bush-is-latest-anti-israel-democrat-to-win-a-primary/ Cori Bush Is Latest Anti-Israel Democrat to Win a Primary]</ref>
==White supremacy==
Bush has taken up the cause and shown sympathy for a [[white supremacist]], Daniel Lewis Lee,<ref>https://fox40jackson.com/headlines/cori-bush-expresses-sympathy-for-white-supremacist-murderers-in-anti-death-penalty-tweet-say-their-names/</ref> who was executed under federal law for the murder of a mother, father and their 8-year-old daughter in 1996.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/us/daniel-lewis-lee-executed-torture-murder-first-federal-execution-17-years</ref>
==References==
==References==