I think the big consideration here is that if AIPAC wins this election, the Democrats lose.
AIPAC money should be looked at through the lens of the fact that Biden’s stance on Israel is whats causing him to lose this election. Some of us here have been making this case since December, but it is what it is at this point. With Israel steering ship on Democratic candidates and policy, Democrats lose next November. It just is what it is.
Also, we should be considering if AIPAC even really wants these candidates to win. Trump would probably be their preferred candidate, although its not clear he would really be that different than Biden. Its not like Biden decides spending, he simply administers it, same as Trump would. If anything, Netanyahu was slightly mean to Trump once, and Trump petty af, maybe thats enough to sour the relationship. Regardless, its a bit of a tight spot and its not clear to me there is a way out for Democrats. Biden isn’t charismatic enough like Bernie was to actually ‘lead’ the party, for example, in something like a total rejection of PAC money.
I don’t think Biden’s stance is due to finance. He’s old, and has plenty of money. I think he would’ve pulled support if the State Department returned a conclusive report that he could have used as a solid platform for action. I think he should do it anyway, and say fuck the Republicans and American-Israel tradition, but I believe that’s what’s holding him back.
If that’s how AIPAC wants to be about it, then that’s how it’s gonna be.
AIPAC is Nazi money. Americans should stop taking it.
Will the Democratic Party protect incumbents, or is that just something they do when centrists are being primaried by progressives?
This is the best summary I could come up with:
What brought them together was a sudden deluge of undisclosed spending to benefit one of their opponents, state Rep. Maxine Dexter, who by that point had been trailing in both fundraising and name recognition.
But now millions of dollars were coming seemingly out of nowhere to lift her up, and the two candidates — Susheela Jayapal and Eddy Morales — were urging the press corps to find out who was cutting the checks.
Random state representatives don’t generally find themselves on the winning end of multimillion-dollar super PAC spending for no reason.
After a few days of reporting, I found two sources who had knowledge of how specifically AIPAC had begun playing in the race without disclosing its role: It was routing money through a “pro-science” super PAC called 314 Action Fund.
Jayapal is now staring down the barrel of millions in spending against her, yet progressive groups and aligned politicians haven’t come to the rescue, as they have in some previous races.
My colleague Akela Lacy, who helped me report that story, also has a good one out today on the very weird Maryland congressional race, where AIPAC is backing local legislator Sarah Elfreth in a race whose most high-profile candidate is Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn, a Democratic hero for his defense of the Capitol on January 6 and subsequent public testimony against Donald Trump.
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