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AIPAC Isn’t Retreating. Here’s How It’s Already Shaping the Next Congress. (theintercept.com)
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[–] 17 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I don't think there is much to worry about them at this stage. Perhaps during the primary elections there was a divide between viable candidates, but now that we're in the generals you get to choose between Red or Blue and no matter what AIPAC spends that difference is night and day on the topic of Israel and Palestine.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    AIPAC is the reason Corpo Democrats are still so slow to endorse progressive candidates like Abdul El-Sayed. The Democratic Party should be unified in their support of Dem candidates, but they very much are not solely because of AIPAC and the topic of Isreal.

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    • [–] 7 points 2 weeks ago

    I mean, what else can they do but keep on? They've lost a lot of the American public, but if they lose the American Congress, that'll really start to hurt.

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    [–] 15 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

    I wish people were as critical towards the National Association of Realtors as they are AIPAC, they spend literally 10x more.

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  • [–] 22 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

    I think a big part of it is that AIPAC is a foreign lobby. For any foreign lobby to have as much power and influence over our governments as AIPAC is a threat to our sovereignty as an independent nation.

    That said, NAR definitely needs to be significantly reigned in as well, along with a lot of industry lobbying groups

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