El único objetivo de AIPAC en las elecciones generales es un progresista de Los Ángeles

In July of 2023, just five days after he launched his third consecutive campaign for Congress in California’s 34th Congressional District, David Kim got a request he wasn’t prepared for. AIPAC—the American Israel Public Affairs Committee—wanted to meet. The organization had sent the message through a trusted emissary, a high-profile businessman in the local Korean community who was an acquaintance of Kim’s and a sometime political ally.

Kim told his friend that the meeting wasn’t necessary. He understood AIPAC’s position on the question of Israel, Palestine, and Washington, and it was at odds with his own view. Thanks, but no thanks.

Kim and AIPAC, of course, would meet again.

It is here that AIPAC has made its last stand. United Democracy Project, the super PAC for the organization, started spending on ads and mailers earlier this month, both supporting Gomez and opposing Kim. The total ad buy could approach $1 million, according to Politico. Kim believes the AIPAC spending is on track to hit $3 million by Election Day, he said.

“AIPAC’s so-called bipartisanship is just a facade to obscure that they are a right-wing lobby funded by right-wing billionaires,” said Usamah Andrabi, communications director at Justice Democrats. “Nothing is a greater threat to AIPAC’s power than Democratic voters having elected leaders that actually reflect the will of the people.”

In keeping with past examples, the anti-Kim United Democracy Project ad has nothing to do with Israel-Palestine policy, and instead attacks Kim…  Leer más for changing his political party affiliation (though he has run as a Democrat the past two elections against Gomez), for having “refused to back President Biden, and repeatedly disrespected Nancy Pelosi.”