Anti-AIPAC group loses first primary test as Rep. Valerie Foushee hangs on
Elections,Politics,Israel,Democratic Party,North Carolina,2026 Midterm Elections
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Democratic Rep. Valerie Foushee held on in her deep-blue North Carolina seat, surviving roughly $1 million in attack ads from a new group launched to oppose the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.
Foushee beat Durham County Commissioner Nida Allam, a Bernie Sanders-backed progressive and the first Muslim woman to hold political office in the state, by a razor-thin margin in Tuesday's primary. Allam, who had previously indicated that she plans to call for a recount, conceded the race Wednesday evening.
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