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DNC Half-Measures Condemning Dark Money Won’t Cut It, Says Sanders as He Demands Total Ban | Common Dreams (www.commondreams.org)
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Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders on Friday called for a total ban on dark money a day after the Democratic National Committee voted down a resolution that would have condemned the leading US pro-Israel lobby, which has spent nine figures on US elections over the past five years.

The DNC Resolutions Committee rejected the resolution, which condemned “the growing influence” of dark money and corporate-backed outside spending on Democratic races, specifically calling out the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee. United Democracy Project, AIPAC’s dark money arm, unleashed a $100 million blitz targeting progressives during the 2024 election cycle.

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“Billionaire-funded super PACs—AIPAC, AI, crypto, and others—are spending hundreds of millions to defeat any candidate who crosses them,” the senator added. “They should be banned from Democratic primaries. Period.”

The DNC is worse than useless at fighting fascism/Republicans.

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[–] 5 points 7 months ago*

ironically, passing the AIPAC ban first is what would make the dark-money total ban far more likely to pass afterward.

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