We're likely to see even more money going … to support these candidates who are perceived to be moderate Democrats who are pro-Israel, and to either protect them if they're incumbents or to unseat [their opponents] if they're progressives. – Don Waxman, UCLA
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A shadowy new PAC calling themselves the “Beat Bernie 2020” movement has launched what it calls a “massive grassroots fundraising haul” among citizens concerned that “Bernie Sanders is creating irreparable division on the left that will create significant difficulties for the Party’s eventual nominee.” The PAC claims that the Vermont senator is creating a “with us or against us” attitude, complaining there is now “no grey area in between to have a real dialogue,” – a strange complaint given that its
A detailed scoreboard on candidates for the Senate and House of Representatives shows that 28 pro-Israel PACs and numerous pro-Israel individuals have given candidates millions of dollars in campaign contributions.
The scoreboard presents 29 bills and resolutions that were introduced on behalf of Israel. 20 passed into law or on-record statement, many by unanimous consent. The legislation has accrued a total of over 3,300 co-sponsors.
Over 80 congressional challengers have also accepted donations from at least one pro-Israel PAC; most from more than one.
Chicago: An individual named Freddy Black filed the paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to create a new political action committee titled, "I AM GOING TO ASSASSINATE PRESIDENT DONALD J TRUMP." He is seeking donations to assassinate the president and KKK members within 24 hours. [We do not expect the PAC to be approved, but the fact that someone believes that this publicity stunt will not result in criminal prosecution is a sad sign of the times.] [...]
Donald Trump describes how he was ready to punch a person who rushed the stage during an election rally earlier in the day, as he speaks to a crowd in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, March 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
(REPORT) — A political action committee that backed Donald Trump’s bid for the presidency is continuing to flout campaign finance laws.
