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[–] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 28 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Find me a politician on the US national stage who isn't funded by AIPAC.

Massie doesn't count.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 51 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Ilhan Omar, Bernie Sanders, Rashida Tlaib, Summer Lee, AOC (though she's compromised with the party leadership on Israel's genocide to an abhorrent degree nonetheless), Ayanna Presley, Cory Bush (successfully primaried over it) and Jamaal Bowman (ditto), and everyone else not listed here.

They're a small minority for sure, but they exist and pretending otherwise just feeds into the manipulative establishment "electability" narrative that they use to poison the public against progressive candidates.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 22 points 2 days ago

I find it incredibly ironic and enlightening that the one Jewish congressperson I can name off the top of my head is on this list.

[–] lennybird@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

What do you mean national stage? Because I can think of at least a handful.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

For example, there is a New York state congress versus the US Federal Congress, they probably meant a distinction there because obviously state congressmen won't get very much PAC money.

[–] lennybird@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

Oh of course; in that case then Sanders, AOC, Warren, Jayapal, Omar, Tlaib.

There are some others who have really low amounts of donations, like Tim Walz which I'll let slide; but if looking at FEC reports of the top offenders like Jeffries and Schumer, they've got millions from AIPAC.

I mean someone who's actually been featured in national news, and would be known across the country.

[–] DontRedditMyLemmy@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Can you please explain the last line? I'd like to be more informed.