India, Aug. 5 -- Voters in Missouri's heavily Democratic first congressional district are participating in one of the most fiercely contested primary rematches of the current political cycle, pitting freshman US Representative Wesley Bell against former US Representative Cori Bush.

The fierce electoral contest revives a bitter rivalry from two years ago when Bush, a prominent progressive figure and former member of the progressive group known as The Squad, was unseated by Bell in a heavily funded primary campaign. The race has drawn substantial national attention, serving as a primary battleground for evaluating ideological divisions within the Democratic Party regarding campaign finance, progressive activism, and US foreign policy stanc...