The American Israel Public Affairs Committee has increasingly become a campaign issue unto itself. Some candidates have worn opposition from AIPAC as a badge of honor or made a point of rejecting the group’s support.
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee has increasingly become a campaign issue unto itself. Some candidates have worn opposition from AIPAC as a badge of honor or made a point of rejecting the group’s support.
Several groups with ties to the pro-Israel group have spent at least $20 million in four primaries backing candidates who are likely to support their cause in Washington.
Several groups with ties to the pro-Israel group have spent at least $20 million in four primaries backing candidates who are likely to support their cause in Washington.
Groups associated with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee have focused much of their spending in the Ninth District, seeking to bolster Laura Fine, a state senator, against Daniel Biss, the mayor of Evanston.