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Rep. Mondaire Jones, a confirmed leftist doing his best to sell himself as a moderate to unseat GOP Rep. Mike Lawler in a razor-thin race, has been getting pummeled by ads pointing out that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsed him during his 2020 run, gushing that he was “the pride of New York.”
It could be the kiss of death for Jones: AOC, who accuses Israel of “genocide” and calls for cuts to military aid to the Jewish state, is political poison in the hotly contested 17th District, where Jews will account for 20% to 25% of the vote.
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