Far-left “Squad” Rep. Jamaal Bowman is in serious trouble in his bid for a 3rd time period within the Home of Representatives.
In a stunning new ballot obtained completely by The Publish Wednesday, Westchester County Govt George Latimer leads Bowman 52% to 35% amongst Democratic main voters within the sixteenth Congressional District, which takes in southern Westchester County and elements of the northeast Bronx.
Amongst Democrats who voted in a minimum of three of the final 4 primaries, Latimer’s lead grows to 21 proportion factors — 56% to 35%, in response to the survey performed by veteran Democratic pollster Mark Mellman for the pro-Latimer Democratic Majority for Israel.
Amongst Democrats who say they know each Latimer and Bowman — 76% of the first citizens– Latimer’s lead expands even additional to 26 factors (60% to 34%).
A serious downside for Bowman is that Latimer has a much better picture amongst voters than the incumbent, who has been broken by his self-inflicted actions and rhetoric.
The job efficiency of Latimer, 70, who has held numerous places of work in Westchester because the late Nineteen Eighties, is considered positively by 68% of Democrats within the district whereas solely 18% view him negatively.
As compared, solely 36% of respondents had a constructive view of Bowman’s work in Congress whereas 55% have a adverse view.
“Latimer does 32 factors higher on the constructive aspect, whereas Bowman’s negatives are an enormous 37 factors increased than Latimer’s,” Mellman mentioned.
“Only a few unindicted elected officers obtain such strongly adverse scores from their co-partisans.”
Bowman, 48, pleaded responsible final 12 months to 1 misdemeanor depend of falsely pulling a hearth alarm within the Cannon Home Workplace Constructing to delay a vote to avert a partial authorities shutdown.
A resurfaced video from November additionally confirmed the congressman calling Israel an “apartheid” state whereas angrily claiming experiences of rapes and youngster murders throughout Hamas’ Oct. 7 terror assault towards Israel have been a “lie.”
He additionally defended placing convicted cop killer and fugitive Joanne Chesimard within the Bronx Cornerstone Academy for Social Motion’s “corridor of honor” whereas he was principal there earlier than his election to the Home.
The ballot additionally finds that greater than six in 10 Democratic main voters within the sixteenth District need the US to assist Israel within the ongoing Center East conflict, whereas a majority (59%) approve of President Biden’s dealing with of the disaster.
“The info are clear: With a strong marketing campaign, the well-known and extremely regarded Latimer is in a robust place to unseat the now unpopular Bowman,” Mellman mentioned.
The Bowman camp dismissed the ballot as “junk” in response to the dire numbers.
“Mark Mellman not solely had incorrect polls on this race in 2020, the candidate Mellman supported needed to inform him to cease airing racist adverts that darkened Rep. Bowman’s face,” marketing campaign spokesman Invoice Neidhardt informed The Publish. “He doesn’t have an oz. of credibility right here, and his junk numbers again that up.”
A latest ballot taken by the left-wing Working Households Occasion claimed two-thirds of Democrats in NY-16 assist a cease-fire in Gaza, in sync with Bowman’s stance.
Bowman and Latimer will sq. off within the main June 25.
Republican candidate Chris Wright can be working for the seat within the overwhelmingly Democratic district.
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