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Progressive state Rep. Summer time Lee has gained the Democratic main in Pennsylvania’s twelfth Congressional District regardless of aggressive campaigning in opposition to her for previous anti-Israel statements.

Lee gained within the newly drawn and closely Democratic district that encompasses a lot of southern and western Pittsburgh. She emerged from a crowded discipline to switch retiring Rep. Mike Doyle and can face Republican nominee Michael Doyle (no relation to the retiring congressman), who ran unopposed in his main.

ISRAEL HOSTILITY OF DEMOCRATIC HOUSE HOPEFUL HAUNTS NORTH CAROLINA PRIMARY

Lee was endorsed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and practically each member of the “Squad,” essentially the most progressive voting bloc within the Home. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee poured about $2 million into the district to sway the vote for her opponent, Steve Irwin, over considerations that Lee could be an anti-Israel voice in Congress.

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The problem particularly hits house in Pittsburgh, which in 2018 noticed the worst antisemitic assault in U.S. historical past when a gunman killed 11 folks on the Tree of Life synagogue.

The same dynamic performed out in North Carolina’s 4th District, the place Valerie Foushee obtained help from AIPAC due to her extra progressive opponent Nida Allam’s previous statements about Israel.