"According to an investigation by Chicago's public radio WBEZ, AIPAC and its donors have spent $13.7m on the primaries, including through funds funnelled to shadow PACs. Several so-called dark-money groups that do not have to reveal their funders until after the vote have endorsed the same candidates as AIPAC."
"Usamah Andrabi, a spokesperson for the progressive group Justice Democrats, said AIPAC is using covert shell groups because it is aware of the unpopularity of Israel, especially after the live-streamed genocide in Gaza. He noted that AIPAC's election arm is called the United Democracy Project, a name that does not mention Israel."
"AIPAC has become such a toxic force in the Democratic Party that voters now, when they see a candidate backed by AIPAC, they reject them simply for that support."
Pro-Israel political groups, particularly those linked to AIPAC, are investing millions of dollars in Democratic primaries across Illinois as support for Israeli policies reaches historic lows in the United States. AIPAC and its donors have spent $13.7 million on these primaries, increasingly funneling money through newly created political action committees with generic names that obscure their pro-Israel connections. These shadow groups, including dark-money organizations that don't immediately disclose their funders, endorse the same candidates as AIPAC. Progressive advocates argue AIPAC uses these covert structures because it recognizes Israel's unpopularity, particularly following events in Gaza. The strategy reflects AIPAC's awareness that its direct brand association now causes voters to reject candidates it supports.
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