Show threadCharles Gaba ✡️Mar 10, 2025
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Show threadDavid MooreSep 20, 2024

AIPAC's super PAC and its close ally DMFI spent $9 million in the #MO01 primary last month backing Wesley Bell. The two dominated outside spending in the Democratic primary held on Aug. 6.

In addition, AIPAC's PAC gave at least $3 million in contributions to Bell's campaign, to unseat progressive Rep. Cori Bush.

https://readsludge.com/2024/07/30/aipac-is-trying-to-buy-another-house-seat/

AIPAC Is Trying to Buy Another House Seat

Nearly two-thirds of the Bell campaign's funding has been raised by the pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC.

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Show threadSludgeSep 20, 2024

AIPAC's super PAC and its close ally DMFI spent $9 million in the #MO01 primary last month backing Wesley Bell.

In addition, AIPAC's PAC gave at least $3 million in contributions to Bell's campaign, to unseat progressive Rep. Cori Bush.

https://readsludge.com/2024/07/30/aipac-is-trying-to-buy-another-house-seat/

AIPAC Is Trying to Buy Another House Seat

Nearly two-thirds of the Bell campaign's funding has been raised by the pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC.

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Show threadDavid MooreAug 27, 2024

As of the latest figures released last week, AIPAC's PAC gave two-thirds of the campaign cash raised by Wesley Bell.

Its PAC donated $3.12 million to Bell's campaign out of $4.77 million raised through July, in the #MO01 primary win vs. Rep. Cori Bush.

AIPAC's super PAC also spent $8.6 million in the primary...

https://readsludge.com/2024/07/30/aipac-is-trying-to-buy-another-house-seat/

AIPAC Is Trying to Buy Another House Seat

Nearly two-thirds of the Bell campaign's funding has been raised by the pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC.

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SludgeAug 21, 2024

About two weeks before the #MO01 Democratic primary, AIPAC's super PAC received another $1 million from billionaire Republican megadonor Bernard Marcus, according to new FEC filings.

Progressive Rep. Cori Bush was unseated after AIPAC's United Democracy Project spent $8.6 million backing her opponent in the primary. The group has received $3 million from Trump donor Bernard Marcus so far this election cycle.

https://readsludge.com/2024/08/21/sludge-report-fec-filing-day-08-20/

Sludge Report: FEC Filing Day 8/20

Yesterday was filing day at the FEC, and the highest-spending super PACs in the presidential contest, as well as groups that are spending millions to influence voters on down-ballot races, revealed information about their fundraising and spending during the month of July. The disclosures that were filed yesterday revealed some

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Show threadSludgeAug 9, 2024

AIPAC's super PAC and ally DMFI spent more than $9 million to knock out Cori Bush in #MO01, and its PAC donated $3 million to Wesley Bell's campaign as of July 17.

AIPAC's PAC made up 63% of Bell's campaign cash.

https://readsludge.com/2024/07/30/aipac-is-trying-to-buy-another-house-seat/

AIPAC Is Trying to Buy Another House Seat

Nearly two-thirds of the Bell campaign's funding has been raised by the pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC.

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David MooreAug 5, 2024

Reid Hoffman-founded Mainstream Democrats super PAC has spent $1.5 million to unseat progressive Rep. Cori Bush in #MO01 primary so far, $600k opposing Bush and $900k supporting Wesley Bell ahead of Aug. 6 election.

Bell is also being supported by over $9 million in super PAC spending by AIPAC and ally, and $3 million in conduit contributions from AIPAC to his campaign as of July 17, the latest filing.

https://readsludge.com/2024/07/30/aipac-is-trying-to-buy-another-house-seat/

AIPAC Is Trying to Buy Another House Seat

Nearly two-thirds of the Bell campaign's funding has been raised by the pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC.

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David MooreAug 5, 2024

Nearly two-thirds of Wesley Bell's campaign contributions—and super PAC spending support—in the #MO01 Democratic primary has come from AIPAC and its close ally, as of July 17 filings.

https://readsludge.com/2024/07/30/aipac-is-trying-to-buy-another-house-seat/

AIPAC Is Trying to Buy Another House Seat

Nearly two-thirds of the Bell campaign's funding has been raised by the pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC.

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Show threadDavid MooreJul 30, 2024

That's not all—AIPAC's super PAC and its ally have also shelled out nearly two-thirds of all outside spending in the #MO01 primary.

UDP has spent $7 million so far and DMFI nearly half a million to unseat Cori Bush.

Background on UDP's Republican billionaire donors:

https://readsludge.com/2024/03/04/whos-funding-aipacs-political-spending-barrage/

Who’s Funding AIPAC’s Political Spending Barrage?

Here are the tech industry founders, Republican megadonors and others funding AIPAC and its closely-tied allies this election cycle.

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David MooreJul 30, 2024

NEW: AIPAC has given 63% of Wesley Bell's campaign contributions in the #MO01 primary against progressive Rep. Cori Bush, according to the latest filings. Total: $3 million as of July 17.

That amount is rivaled only by the AIPAC PAC donations earmarked for George Latimer, among all congressional candidates nationwide and all members of Congress.

At @sludge

https://readsludge.com/2024/07/30/aipac-is-trying-to-buy-another-house-seat/

AIPAC Is Trying to Buy Another House Seat

Nearly two-thirds of the Bell campaign's funding has been raised by the pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC.

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