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Ms Way was running in third place as ballots were still being counted
The race featured millions of dollars in spending by outside interest groups
The Democratic primary was seen as a preview of campaign tactics that could be replicated this fall in pivotal congressional midterm elections
The apparent victory by a left-leaning Democrat had opened a clear lane for Mr Hathaway
It is shameful that those with power sit on their hands while working people are out in the streets demanding justice
Two days before the election she joined students as they walked out of Bloomfield High School to protest actions by federal immigration agents in New Jersey
The race included several other well-known candidates including Tahesha Way and Brendan Gill
Ms Mejia focused on affordability as she campaigned and regularly noted her immigrant parents’ struggles
AIPAC’s aggressive intervention is alienating many who should be allies of the Jewish community and of Israel
She has called for abolishing the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency and held campaign events that doubled as migrant rights teach-ins
Super PAC United Democracy Project spent at least $2.3 million trying to defeat him
That kind of campaign damages sustainable democracy
They falsifying his immigrant rights’ record is perhaps worse
More people cast ballots in Thursday’s race than voted in any Democratic congressional primary in New Jersey in 2024
Congress put him in line for a leadership position on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs if he had won
Mejia was only candidate to say she believed Israel had committed genocide in Gaza
Malinowski had raised most in campaign contributions was considered candidate to beat
In final three weeks of campaign super PAC affiliated with American Israel Public Affairs Committee began flooding airwaves and mailboxes with attack ads aimed at Malinowski
In 2024 United Democracy spent roughly $24 million to help oust two of group’s other members Jamaal Bowman of New York and Cori Bush of Missouri according to AdImpact
Malinowski represented neighboring district in Congress until 2023 worked in State Department during Obama administration as director for Human Rights Watch