AIPAC Spent Big to Defeat Progressives This Election Cycle (Jewish Currents)
“‘[AIPAC helped] change the composition of the Democratic caucus to make sure there are more people in there who seem likely—based on how they were elected—to have some loyalties to AIPAC,’ said Lara Friedman, president of the Foundation for Middle East Peace. Friedman added that the biggest impact of AIPAC’s spending will be in producing a ‘chilling effect’ on members of Congress. ‘What this election cycle is saying is, ‘hey, heads up, every time a letter [critical of Israel] comes across your desk, even if you agree with it, you better think about whether signing this is going to mean that someone’s going to pour money into your primary,’ she said.”