Brett Wilkins is a staff writer for Common Dreams.
Almost two-thirds of all campaign donations to St. Louis Prosecutor Wesley Bell —who is seeking to oust Congresswoman Cori Bush in next week's Democratic primary for Missouri 's 1st Congressional District—came from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee's Super PAC, according to reporting on Tuesday. Sludge reported that Bell enjoys a 5:1 cash-on-hand advantage over Bush, according to Federal Election Commission filings. Overall, Wesley's campaign outraised Bush's $4.
money this election cycle. St. Louis NBC affiliate KSDK reported Monday that UDP and other pro-Israel PACs have spent $7.6 million boosting Bell. Bell launched his primary bid in October after the Hamas-led attacks on Israel that left more than 1,100 Israelis and others dead and around 240 people kidnapped. At the time, he was already running for Josh Hawley's U.S. Senate seat. His House bid came despite a promise to Bush that he would not run against her.
called this assertion 'false and absurd.' Bell portrays himself as a progressive. However, he formerly managed the 2006 House campaign of Republican Mark Byrne, an anti-abortion and gun control candidate. More recently, he reneged on a promise to the family of Michael Brown—the 18-year-old who was fatally shot by Ferguson, Missouri police officer Darren Wilson—to pursue justice in the case by declining to criminally charge Wilson. Bell has also overseen a steady increase in the St.
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