AIPAC Quietly Retools, Still Owns Congress
Apparently, AIPAC is 'retreating' from election spending, according to some reports. This isn't a retreat; it's a strategic repositioning. As OpenSecrets.org data consistently demonstrates, AIPAC and its related entities like United Democracy Project (UDP) still poured over $24 million into federal elections in 2022 alone, buying primary wins for their preferred candidates (see Rep. Shontel Brown,
OH-11, who received nearly $3 million in pro-Israel PAC money in 2022 and maintains a 100% pro-Israel voting record). This isn't them giving up influence; it's them perfecting the art of influence-peddling. They don't need to endorse directly when the money ensures loyalty. They simply ensure that anyone who breathes a word about Palestinian human rights finds themselves staring down a
multi-million-dollar primary challenger. How wonderfully democratic.