DNC votes down 'dark money' resolution singling out AIPAC, defers resolution on military aid to Israel

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: ABC News

April 9, 2026, 11:09 PM


Members of the Democratic National Committee voted down a symbolic resolution aimed at curbing the "growing influence" of "dark money" corporate groups in Democratic primaries that specifically called out the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).

Committee members gathered on Thursday in New Orleans, where a majority of members objected to the resolution for singling out AIPAC and argued it was redundant, since they had already approved a broader measure earlier in the meeting condemning the influence of dark money in the midterms without naming specific groups.

Allison Minnerly, who sponsored the resolution, responded to the criticism that her resolution was singling out AIPAC, the pro-Israel political lobbying group. "Members like to say that we don't want to single out AIPAC, but AIPAC will entirely single out them and all of our different progressive leaders when it comes to primary elections," said Minnerly.

AIPAC’s influence has become a flashpoint inside the Democratic Party, as leaders struggle to respond to rapidly shifting views about Israel among progressives, especially in the wake of the war in Gaza and amid the current U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.

Read more: https://abcnews.com/Politics/dnc-votes-dark-money-resolution-singling-aipac-defers/story?id=131897410

[mopinko]

1. it's bugging me to see aipac singled out, too.

of all the dark money out there, it’s hardly the most evil.

[Baitball Blogger]

2. But they made a good point. AIPAC money will be used to push out progressive candidates who are against wars.

And, current events show the incredible power that AIPAC has to start WWIII. So in the interest of the future, I think it's a good idea to make a statement about AIPAC.

[mopinko]

4. again- y single out aipac?

sorry. there r much uglier pacs out there.

[angrychair]

10. Because

AIPAC money is specifically used to lobby for the deaths of other people, specifically Palestinians.

Used to ignore the theft of Palestinian homes in the West Bank.

It's used to ignore the the slaughter of children by the thousands.

It's used to ignore that only Palestinians, both Arabic and Christian, face the death penalty in Israel.

It's used to convince politicians to ignore that Mango Mussolini's "Peace Board" is meant as a front to commit genocide in Gaza and reshape it as a vacation destination for the very wealthy.

It's used to convince politicians that it was fine that the US has committed to put thousands of our soldiers on the ground in Iran but Israel would commit zero.

That's why.

[iemanja]

16. And it helped get us into the Iran War.

[JI7]

11. AIPAC didn't do that. People that voted for Trump and didn't support Biden and Harris did that

This includes many people that hate AIPAC and Israel.

[angrychair]

15. Aipac does do what

Promote genocide? Maybe not directly because that's absurd but I'm not sure how else you can look at it.

Israel is in direct violation of multiple UN resolutions on the West Bank alone. It is a normal and regular thing to sell plots of land in the West Bank that is already the home of a Palestinian, that in many cases has been living there for centuries, and an Israeli bought their land and takes their home without the consent or knowledge of the Palestinian family that owns it.

AIPAC may not make those donations directly to politicians but through other aligned PACs associated with them.
To also keep the money flowing to Israel as well.
This is where I have significant heartburn. We give billions and billions of dollars to Israel and that allows them the ability to give all Israeli citizens free healthcare and a college education but we are told here that that isn't possible for America to do for Americans.
To be fair though, we should not be giving a single penny to any country that offers universal healthcare and free university to its citizens until our citizens here have that same access.

[sboatcar]

5. I dunno, they're pushing pro-genocide agenda on both parties

That's pretty evil. That's why you never see any legislators calling out Israel for it.

The problem I see is that AIPAC pushes this hard right zionist agenda, and it risks increasing antisemitism across the board (its already starting). I think its time our government officials separate the government of Israel and Jewish people, and stand up to AIPAC's smear campaigns when anyone stands up to them.

[mopinko]

8. i didnt say they were good,

i just said there r worse. but somehow it’s the poster child for evil.

[sboatcar]

13. Not sure how you get much worse than promoting genocide....

[gab13by13]

3. This is why Democrats should nominate a non-politician for president

There will be no progressive v moderate fights

Miles Taylor
Malcolm Nance

Nominate the fiercest fighters who will hold Magats accountable.

Not going to happen, both progressives and moderates will shoot it down.

[thought crime]

14. I hereby nominate Bad Bunny

Shake it up Baby.

[BeyondGeography]

6. They can defer the reckoning on AIPAC all they want

In the real-world of primaries this year D candidates who run against AIPAC are more often than not eating the lunch of those who take their money.

The daft thing, to use the mildest term I can come up with, is AIPAC isn’t even spending its money on ads directly promoting their cause. Because they know fealty to Israel, that thing they demand, is a big fat political loser with most Denocratic voters. So they hide behind generically-named groups formed to take down candidates who don’t espouse unconditional aid to Israel with any negative ads they can come up with.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

7. This is why I don't donate to the DNC.

eom

[Ponietz]

9. AIPAC is against fixing responsibility on this criminal cabal

and Israel currently runs our foreign policy. I think Epstein worked for Israel. AIPAC unchecked will guarantee we select a right-leaning Democrat in 2028 who says it’s time to look forward and move on. I’ll bet body parts on that.

[Intractable]

12. Schumer, Jeffries, and many others take AIPAC money.

It's a problem starting at the very top.

We must stop our support for Israel.

[TheRickles]

17. Apparently it was a voice vote, so no one is on record about it.

GoogleAI said is was a "definitive rejection", but doesn't provide a source for that statement. Very disappointing, but not surprising. The tide is turning against AIPAC, but it's taking forever.

[dave99]

18. Let Israel stand on its own blood splashed legs