From the New York Times, I'm Michael Bobaro.

This is the Daily.

A powerful group supporting Israel is trying to defeat sitting members of Congress

who have criticized the country's deadly war against Hamas.

In today's Democratic primary in New York, it appears that strategy may work.

My colleague Nick Fandos explains.

It's Tuesday, June 25th. Nick, by the time people listen to this episode voting will have begun in this

congressional race that Democrats across the country are watching really closely

because in a way it feels like it's become a test

of what a Democrat in office in Congress can or can't say about the war in Gaza. So let's start at the

beginning with the congressman who is at the center of this race.

So we're talking here about Congressman of this race.

So we're talking here about Congressman Jamal Bowman.

He represents the district just north of New York City that includes parts of the Bronx and

cities like Yonkers and Mount Vernon, but also suburbs like

Larchmont and Scarsdale. He's a former middle school principal, a lifelong

educator who was never in politics until 2019 and 2020 when he decided I'm going to take on a

big powerful incumbent in my district. Why run for Congress?

The simple answer is I want to do everything in my power to meet the needs of my students and families beyond the classroom.

And he did it from the left.

When you look throughout the district, you see pockets of the district where poverty is

higher than 20 percent.

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