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redqueen

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21. AIPAC is a right-wing organization that supports extremist Republican election-denier candidates

Tue Feb 6, 2024, 02:40 AM

Feb 2024

They supported the campaigns of 37 Republicans in Congress who voted against certifying Biden's 2020 U.S. presidential election victory after the 2021 United States Capitol attack.

Imo it's sickening to see them praised here, but politics makes strange bedfellows.

Wonder how many of the challengers they're funding support medicare for all

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Great news! Not familiar with the Bowman challenger, but I think Wesley Bell has a real chance of knocking off Bush! tritsofme Feb 2024 #1

Rec TY I really like George Latimer, too.. Cha Feb 2024 #8

"more interested in the national profile that you're creating for yourself" Not voting for infrastructure bill betsuni Feb 2024 #19

I Hope So. It's about time NY District 16 Cha Feb 2024 #26

Best to be free to support the Democratic Party and vote with Biden without worrying about getting betsuni Feb 2024 #31

So True, betsuni... this has been Cha Feb 2024 #38

This candidate looks like a good guy to contribute to LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2024 #37

Oh Yes he Does!! Cha Feb 2024 #39

Latimer is an environmentalist with solid legislative accomplishments. lapucelle Feb 2024 #44

George Latimer is such a Solid Dem who Cha Feb 2024 #53

Maybe they could align themselvs with the goals Democratic party a little more than their own wishes. bottomofthehill Feb 2024 #2

"Centrist" is one of those misused words that doesn't mean anything, it's the new "establishment." betsuni Feb 2024 #23

No, no, don't you understand?! It's "the establishment" being all mean and stuff. yardwork Feb 2024 #65

What specific goals diverge from the party? Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2024 #67

Defunding the Police bottomofthehill Feb 2024 #78

Weird list Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2024 #79

Beware false-dichotomy in your post Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2024 #84

I'm fully aware of what a false dichotomy is. Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2024 #88

215 Democrats voted for President Biden's infrastructure bill. 6 Democrats voted against it, lapucelle Feb 2024 #86

Sure they voted against it, but you do know Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2024 #87

They voted against the infrastructure bill "for specific reasons with constituency"? What does that even mean? lapucelle Feb 2024 #89

You should include her whole tweet. Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2024 #90

So now "they had the Clyburn's approval" has magically morphed into "they didn't blindside Clyburn". lapucelle Feb 2024 #92

I adore you lapucelle. You always bring receipts!!!! Tarheel_Dem Feb 2024 #94

Facts are our friends. lapucelle Feb 2024 #96

Thank you. betsuni Feb 2024 #91

Sounds good to me NT Chuuku Davis Feb 2024 #3

GOTV Missouri Dems For Wesley Bell! Cha Feb 2024 #4

I hope they can hold on. ificandream Feb 2024 #5

agree.... bahboo Feb 2024 #6

The only one that I really like is AOC Polybius Feb 2024 #48

Please! Please! Please! Let it be so! So sick of hearing about "the squad", I could vomit. Here's hoping their.... Tarheel_Dem Feb 2024 #7

Aloha, Tarheel.. Cha Feb 2024 #9

Hey Cha! Thanks for that tidbit. I didn't know anything about Bowman's opponent, but I figured that any... Tarheel_Dem Feb 2024 #10

I've read about how many were trying Cha Feb 2024 #11

He sounds like exactly what is needed at this crucial time, and I'm not talking just about Israel. Pres. Biden can.... Tarheel_Dem Feb 2024 #12

Exactly.. ALL HANDS ON DECK!! 💙🌊🇺🇸🕯️🕊️ Cha Feb 2024 #14

Looks like AIPAC is spending $100 million to crush progressives womanofthehills Feb 2024 #13

GOTV For Wesley Bell in Missouri and Cha Feb 2024 #15

Are you concerned that the largest donors to Latimer are Trump-GOP mega-donors? nt PufPuf23 Feb 2024 #18

Link? Because he just isn't friends with those guys from what I've seen. Scrivener7 Feb 2024 #49

That's the beauty of the conspiracy theory that Democrats are corrupted by money without any evidence betsuni Feb 2024 #58

Do you have a link? N/T lapucelle Feb 2024 #50

I googled. It's true. Scrivener7 Feb 2024 #61

Do you have a link? N/T lapucelle Feb 2024 #68

Almost half his war chest. Scrivener7 Feb 2024 #74

The claim was that "the largest donors to Latimer are Trump-GOP mega-donors [sic]". lapucelle Feb 2024 #75

Who are the "Trump-GOP mega-donors [sic]" donating to Democratic County Executive Latimer? lapucelle Feb 2024 #76

Well, you didn't answer so I went looking. And you are right. Scrivener7 Feb 2024 #60

Thank you. Had no desire to be beat up in thread. PufPuf23 Feb 2024 #66

Do you have a link? lapucelle Feb 2024 #69

AIPAC harms the Democratic Party in total. PufPuf23 Feb 2024 #16

Wish they could spend more! Tarheel_Dem Feb 2024 #17

Is it a good idea for a foreign country to provide funding to USA members of Congress in order PufPuf23 Feb 2024 #20

I could care less. How's that? Tarheel_Dem Feb 2024 #22

We're supposed to be outrage-scared that money spent on campaigns has supernatural corrupting powers betsuni Feb 2024 #24

Give me a hardworking Democrat who keeps his/her head down, and gets the job done w/o having to be.... Tarheel_Dem Feb 2024 #27

Al Franken describes the actual job in his book: betsuni Feb 2024 #33

Your choice. nt PufPuf23 Feb 2024 #25

As if I needed your permission. Tarheel_Dem Feb 2024 #28

AIPAC isn't run by a "foreign country" this is a vicious lie, to begin with. tritsofme Feb 2024 #30

I've been smacked over the head with the AIPAC bogeyman before. Doesn't bother me in the least. Also, glad to... Tarheel_Dem Feb 2024 #93

What foreign country? AIPAC is led by American Jews who support Israel, are you accusing them of "dual loyalty" tritsofme Feb 2024 #29

What foreign countery provides funding to members of Congress? lapucelle Feb 2024 #45

You seem to be unfamiliar with AIPAC. TwilightZone Feb 2024 #51

Everything's a shadowy nefarious conspiracy! Everybody panic! Mommy, AIPAC is hiding under my bed! betsuni Feb 2024 #55

On the contrary, some folks know quite a bit, but choose to lie anyways. tritsofme Feb 2024 #71

... lapucelle Feb 2024 #41

Wow, that's quite a grassroots gap! betsuni Feb 2024 #59

I'm not sure why Jamaal Bowman is so frequently labeled a progressive. lapucelle Feb 2024 #42

AIPAC is a right-wing organization that supports extremist Republican election-denier candidates redqueen Feb 2024 #21

Not 37, they supported 109 treasonous sitting RW Rethug election denialists. Celerity Feb 2024 #32

Thank you SocialDemocrat61 Feb 2024 #34

In Ryan Grim's new book "The Squad' womanofthehills Feb 2024 #35

Grim has claimed many things... lapucelle Feb 2024 #43

"Grim" TY for Shining the Light on Grim. Cha Feb 2024 #54

I thought the name sounded familiar. TwilightZone Feb 2024 #57

Whoa - thanks Celerity. redqueen Feb 2024 #36

It's a single issue PAC Zeitghost Feb 2024 #81

+1 betsuni Feb 2024 #85

And it turns out they gave him $600k. Which is a lot. Scrivener7 Feb 2024 #62

Best of Good Luck to Wesley Bell & Geroge Latimer!! Cha Feb 2024 #40

please.read post 32 FoxNewsSucks Feb 2024 #52

It seems lately that folks are very, very busy pushing the same talking point. lapucelle Feb 2024 #80

How rude to interrupt the anti-Semitic conniption some folks were enjoying with stubborn facts! tritsofme Feb 2024 #82

Caveat lector, Indeed! That's a good addition to my vocab! Cha Feb 2024 #83

Post removed Post removed Feb 2024 #46

Great news about the challenge to Bush Polybius Feb 2024 #47

44. Latimer is an environmentalist with solid legislative accomplishments. Cha Feb 2024 #56

Already addressed. justaprogressive Feb 2024 #63

President Biden has received more than $4M in donations from pro-Israel PACs over his career. tritsofme Feb 2024 #70

Good on George Latimer.. I HOPE HE WINS!! Cha Feb 2024 #73

"....the establishment-aligned faction of the party..." - ??? yardwork Feb 2024 #64

This has a lot more vitriol sarisataka Feb 2024 #72

"Left wing" sounds like an unnecessary pejorative. LakeArenal Feb 2024 #77

I have no problem with "left wing" brooklynite Feb 2024 #95