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Would you support a candidate that accepts money from AIPAC? (Original Post)
Buttoneer
2 hrs ago
OP
Yes, I would. The only donors a political candidate should worry about are convicted felons or an Epstein. n/t
Jacson6
2 hrs ago
#3
Will you fail to vote for a Democratic candidate if they have accepted money from AIPAC?
sarisataka
1 hr ago
#4
msongs
(73,486 posts)1. the shorter list is probably those who have not nt
Eko
(9,919 posts)2. I dont know, looks like a lot.
Jacson6
(1,893 posts)3. Yes, I would. The only donors a political candidate should worry about are convicted felons or an Epstein. n/t
sarisataka
(22,419 posts)4. Will you fail to vote for a Democratic candidate if they have accepted money from AIPAC?
In a GE?
Jack Valentino
(4,841 posts)5. I'd have a more difficult time doing it---- but the party control of
the two houses of congress are the most important considerations,
and that outweighs anything else.....
Otherwise, NO
3Hotdogs
(15,262 posts)6. Last month's N.J. special election to fill Mikie Sherill's seat - I was getting shitloads of mail against Tom
Malinowski. Turns out, it was funded by A.I.P.A.C. Tom lost, but was beaten by the candidate who is more anti-Israel than Tom.
A,I.P.A.C. is a reason I won't vote for a candidate.
Intractable
(1,913 posts)7. Both Schumer and Jeffries take AIPAC money.
It's a problem.