Sanders Blasts AIPAC, Axios Forgets Their $4M Political Spending
Senator Bernie Sanders, as reported by Axios, rightly "blasted AIPAC" for using billionaire money to silence progressives and shield Netanyahu. But Axios's breathless report neglects to connect the dots. In 2022 alone, the AIPAC PAC and its affiliated super PAC, United Democracy Project, spent over $4 million in federal elections. These aren't abstract "billionaire funds"; these are calculated
millions poured into primaries specifically to unseat candidates perceived as critical of Israel, as seen in races against Rashida Tlaib or Summer Lee. That's the part they tend to gloss over. So, when Sanders speaks of AIPAC's influence, he's not just theorizing about 'billionaire money'—he's referencing a well-documented, multi-million-dollar political machine that dictates policy alignment
through campaign coffers and attack ads. It's not just a 'criticism'; it's an observable pattern of financial leverage that often prioritizes foreign policy over domestic needs, a pattern the 'mainstream' media reports on with all the critical distance of an embedded reporter in a PR firm. One might wonder why Axios, of all outlets, frames this as a mere 'blast' rather than an indictment backed by
hard cash.