Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) is trailing her Democratic primary challenger by 22 points in a new poll released Monday.
The poll — commissioned by GOP firm Remington Research Group on behalf of the Missouri Scout — was conducted on Feb. 7-9 and included 401 likely 2024 Democratic primary voters.
The survey asked respondents for whom they would vote in a hypothetical primary held today, if the race were between three candidates, listed in the following order: Wesley Bell, state Sen. Maria Chapelle-Nadal and Bush. The question did not indicate which candidate was the incumbent.
Half of the respondents said Bell, 28 percent said Bush, and 4 percent said Nadal. Eighteen percent said they were not sure.
Bell leads Bush in most demographic breakdowns, as well. Among African American respondents, 43 percent support Bell, 35 percent support Bush, and 20 percent are undecided. Bell wins white respondents — 60 percent — by a greater margin, compared with the 20 percent of white respondents who say they support Bush.