(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Cori Bush running for reelection in MO-01 with widespread support across the district [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2024-07-16 It is a tough Democratic primary for the first district of Missouri in the US House. Recent polling reveals a tight primary race. We’re fighting against big money interests that are trying to unseat our candidate for people, Cori Bush. We could use all the help that we can get. If you are in the St Louis area, join Cori and her supporters for canvassing and writing postcards. Sign up with the Cori campaign for updates or to get a yard sign (St Louis area only). Keep up at CoriBush.org to look for local meetings and telephone town halls to attend. If you can afford to donate, please join Cori’s other financial supporters with a contribution on Cori Bush’s page at Act Blue. If you are a registered voter in the first congressional district of Missouri, then please vote in the Missouri Democratic primary on August 6th. Read on to learn more. Cori Bush is running for reelection to represent the first congressional district of Missouri in the United States House of Representatives. Supporters are coming out in droves to help in numerous events to support Bush’s reelection in the face of national campaigns from well funded donors attempting to throw the seat to a compliant candidate for monied interests. By the end of June, Cori Bush’s nationally funded office shopping opponent Wesley Bell had more than doubled Representative Bush’s fundraising total, and had four times as much cash on hand. Cash is important for modern campaigns. Cori Bush can use donations, but more important are people. Cori is in this race for people and constituents are lining up to support her however we can. Volunteers are showing up for daily canvassing in support of Cori Bush. There is also weekly canvassing on Saturdays. Faith groups, such as Jews for Cori, are organizing their own canvassing efforts. Political groups, such as Progressive Men for Cori, and St Louis Democratic Socialists, are joining efforts to canvas for Cori Bush. Phone bankers are gathering weekly to make calls in support of Cori Bush. Latinos are organizing to phonebank for Cori Bush. There are weekly postcard parties for Cori Bush. This coming Sunday, volunteers for Cori Bush are gathering for a picnic to celebrate Cori Bush’s birthday in Forest Park. Numerous groups and individuals are endorsing Cori Bush for re-election to represent MO-01 in Congress, some of whom are hospitality workers in Unite Here Local 74, National Nurses United, the Missouri Chapter of the Sierra Club, the Sunrise Movement of climate activists, House Democratic leadership, Senator Bernie Sanders, and St Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones. . x Our hotel clerks, housekeepers, cooks, bartenders, maintenance teams, and every service industry worker and beyond deserve to earn true, living wages and to have dignity in their workplaces. I'm proud to have the support of @unitehere & @UHLocal74 in carrying this fight forward. pic.twitter.com/6YwOisMQ5i — Cori Bush (@CoriBush) July 13, 2024 x 🚨 Re-elect @CoriBush in Missouri's 1st Congressional District! 🚨 💪 Fights to protect nurses and patients, 🤝 Supports unions and working families, 🏥 Champions health care for all, and ✅ Endorsed by the nation's largest nurses' union! pic.twitter.com/lm9hgqY10M — NationalNursesUnited (@NationalNurses) July 12, 2024 x I'm proud to endorse @CoriBush for reelection to represent Missouri’s 1st. Cori knows the housing crisis personally & understands that health care is a human right. She delivers for her district and fights for the working class. We need her in Congress. Together, let’s make sure… https://t.co/0JYpfUhDZb — Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) July 12, 2024 Thank you for your attention to St Louis and MO-01. Allow me to finish by repeating a few requests. If you are in the St Louis area, join Cori and her supporters for canvassing, phonebanking and writing postcards. Sign up with the Cori campaign for updates or to get a yard sign (St Louis area only). Keep up at CoriBush.org to look for local meetings and telephone town halls to attend. If you can afford to donate, please join Cori’s other financial supporters with a contribution on Cori Bush’s page at Act Blue. If you are a registered voter in the first congressional district of Missouri, then please vote for Cori Bush for United States House of Representative in the Missouri Democratic primary on August 6th. 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