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- Analilia Mejia, a congressional candidate in New Jersey's 11th District, faces criticism over policing and Israel after the October 2023 Hamas attack.
- She publicly defends socialism and compared migrant detention centers to concentration camps.
- Mejia previously worked for U.S. Senator Bernard Sanders.
- She has endorsements from prominent Democrats.
- Republicans, including NRCC spokeswoman Maureen O'Toole, say her agenda is not welcome in New Jersey.
