How the 'squad' is fighting back against pro-Israel PACs with record fundraising
How the 'squad' is fighting back against pro-Israel PACs with record fundraising
A group of progressive lawmakers are fighting back against a multimillion-dollar campaign to push them out of Congress for their vocal opposition to Israel's deadly bombardment of Gaza after the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas
In 2022, AIPAC spent around $27 million targeting progressive candidates. Its war chest this cycle is expected to be more than twice that amount.
In the last quarter alone, the group was the largest donor to George Latimer, Bowman's opponent in the Democratic primary. AIPAC gave the Westchester County executive more than $600,000, representing more than 40% of his $1.4 million in contributions so far, according to campaign finance reports filed Wednesday.
We can't get money out of politics till we get rid of everyone taking these bribes, as long as they're in office they'll vote to keep these bribes legal.
It's why both parties fight progressives harder than each other. Progressives are fucking with both groups ill gotten money
It's good that this article is demonstrating how people are trying to fight back. And I appreciate the mainstream media references to this and the Justice Democrats. I'm hoping for the best.
For anyone who wants to help, you can find the Justice Democrats on secure actblue - I just made a small donation. Every little bit helps.
If only average citizens could match AIPAC donations. "I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply doesn't work." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xop8QLIJCpY
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What's your suggested alternative to democracy?
It was a Simpson's reference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xop8QLIJCpY
I should have known I'd be downvoted for that. Was just hoping folks would figure out that I was decrying lobbying but I guess I gotta explain myself better.
But yea, legitimate democracy is kind of a pipe dream outside of ancient Greece. I'd say people in the United States live under a crony-capitalist dominated representative republic. I wish we lived under a socialist-capitalist representative republic with short term limits and built in incentives for education and voter participation. We can all have our dream.