Cheerleading for Hamas will cost you at the polls
The conventional wisdom that candidates for public office will benefit at the polls this November by libeling Israel or by backing Hamas has been debunked.
Ballotpedia tracked ten primaries in both parties where America’s role in the Israel-Hamas war became a lightning rod for candidates running for the House of Representatives.
In those ten races, the United Democracy Project (UDP), a nonpartisan super PAC launched in 2021 by the pro-Israel AIPAC lobby, has raised more than $50 million to either support the vocal pro-Israel candidate or target those candidates who have bashed Israel or pressed for a Gaza ceasefire on terms unfavorable to Israel.
According to Ballotpedia’s scorecard, you can chalk up five wins in seven races for the UDP, with three more to be decided.
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