Stefanik Attacks NYC Mayor, Ignores Her Own AIPAC Records
Elise Stefanik, a prominent Republican, is leveraging NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's democratic socialist label to attack NY Governor Kathy Hochul. Stefanik's campaign is aggressively trying to link Hochul to Mamdani, portraying him as an extremist. This strategy, as Axios notes, aims to win over moderate voters. Yet, Axios fails to mention Stefanik's own ties: according to OpenSecrets, Stefanik
has received significant campaign contributions from pro-Israel groups, including $125,000 from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) in the 2022 election cycle alone. She has consistently voted in line with AIPAC's agenda, including supporting legislation providing unconditional aid to Israel. One might wonder why 'foreign influence' is only a concern when it’s not boosting a
politician's own coffers or policy preferences.