A Democratic National Committee member is proposing a symbolic resolution for consideration at a DNC meeting next month to reject the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s massive spending on Congressional races.
The measure, sponsored by a young DNC member from Florida, could put party leaders on the spot about the pro-Israel lobbying group’s outsized role in Democratic primaries.
A lobbying behemoth that for decades courted lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, AIPAC has become an increasingly toxic brand in the Democratic Party.
In recent years, Israeli leaders and their backers in Washington have become more closely aligned with Republican politicians. At the same time, however, AIPAC’s super PAC has focused tens of millions in spending on Democratic primary races.
Kind of like judges. In most places, they can’t really campaign, but that only means that deals get arranged quietly, so it actually leads to more corruption.
Back in the early 90s, when Ross Perot was running for president, his best idea was to strongly regulate presidential campaigns. They couldn’t be longer than 90 days, and they would be funded equally by the Federal government. The 2 year presidential campaign costs a fortune, so only those with the money and/or connections can run, leading to corrupt political deals to generate enough money. Perot wanted the primary value to be in the vote, not the campaign contribution. With out campaign contributions, the candidate is forced to pursue the only other thing of value - a citizen’s vote, and everybody only has one, so we are all of equal value.