Rashida Tlaib Keeps The Light Bern'n!

Rashida Tlaib beats tough challenger.

Despite the controversial statements and the lackluster support for Joe Biden, Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) managed to fend off a primary challenger. Tlaib, one of two Muslim women elected to Congress came on the power of the Justice Democrats.

Tlaib was considered the most vulnerable to face a primary upset. It seems like the constituents of Michigan's 13th Congressional District approve of the job she's doing.

She managed to beat back Brenda Jones, the Detroit city council president and former U.S. Representative who served a mere 24 days to fill the remain term of the late John Conyers.

Conyers resigned from Congress after allegations of sexual abuse and corruption came into question.

Conyers was a civil rights activist and longtime Detroit lawmaker. He died in 2018.

Tlaib had been vilified by the right for being an outspoken opponent of the U.S.-Israeli bond and Donald J. Trump.

She vocally declared that she wants to "impeach the motherfucker."

Tlaib represents a majority African American district that has a median income of $33,000.

Jones was hoping to capitalize off Tlaib's controversial statements and her focus in the limelight.

Tlaib is a woman of color. She is a Palestinian American who had the backing of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and House Speaker, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA).

Tlaib will face a Republican nominee in the general election.

Brenda Jones was defeated by Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) in a closely watched primary.

The Squad consists of the lawmakers Tlaib, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA). They have been extremely controversial during their term. As freshmen lawmakers, they've clashed with Trump, Republicans and Democrats alike.

The Squad will likely add Cori Bush to the fold. Bush had beaten Rep. William Lacy Clay (D-MO) in a rematch that shook the world. She beat Clay, a 20-year lawmaker from St. Louis in a 3 point win.

Jamaal Bowman managed to unseat longtime lawmaker Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY) in a race that gave the Justice Democrats momentum.

Marie Newman managed to unseat longtime lawmaker Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-IL), a conservative Democrat who votes with Trump about 65% of the time.

Tlaib and Omar were banned from entry to Israel in an unprecedented move sparked by Trump and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's disdain for them. Tlaib and Omar are the first women of color and Muslim women elected to Congress.

Tlaib, a freshman U.S. Representative campaigned on helping the working class and poor residents of Detroit  and the inner suburbs of River Rouge, Harper Woods, Ecorse, the downriver communities of Lincoln Park and Wyandotte.