Hundreds of members of Congress, Senators, and candidates have pledged to never accept money from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). Even leaders of AIPAC recognize that their brand has become so toxic that they have attempted to create new entities to fund elections. But the more money AIPAC spends, the more it alienates voters. Even when AIPAC wins an election, their heavy-handed tactics become the topic of public indignation. As seen in the recent New York elections, voters are increasingly rejecting the tired, failed policies of these special interests and their paid cronies in Washington.
The false myth that AIPAC may have support from “moderate” and “mainstream” candidates is refuted with the simple Feb. 6 headline from Politico, “‘It’s pissing people off': Centrist Democrats are livid with AIPAC after primary fiasco,” referring to the February special election in New Jersey where AIPAC connected PACs spent $2 million to defeat the pro-Israel Congressman Tom Malinowski. This election meddling backfired and resulted in the election victory of Analilia Mejia who routinely accused Israel of genocide in Gaza. In March in the Chicago area, AIPAC spent $5.7 million to defeat Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss in his campaign for Congress. Bliss is Jewish, his mother is Israeli, and two grandparents are Holocaust survivors, but AIPAC wanted to defeat him because Bliss was an outspoken critic of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his genocidal war in Gaza.