Weird How the ‘AIPAC Boogeyman’ Went Away, Isn’t It?
If there was one boogeyman of the Democrat Party’s primary season it was those damn “Joooos!” While even (most of) the Democratic Socialists of America candidates were smart enough not to come right out and say it, they all used the agreed upon code words to discuss their rabid anti-Semitism. That code word? “AIPAC” - The American-Israel Public Affairs Committee. Weirdly, however, as the most left-wing primaries are ending now, the demonization of AIPAC has begun to quiet.
Abdul El-Sayed is the most obvious example of this. He averaged fundraising emails prior to the Michigan primary mentioned AIPAC 5 times, and they were often premised on the idea that was “fighting against AIPAC and their money.”
Now, curiously, he barely mentions them.
While it’s unscientific, I don’t recall receiving an email from Abdul for Senate that didn’t mention AIPAC. I’ve deleted a ton of emails, so I can’t say for certain, I remember seeing them, writing about them, and reading them to see if I could find one from time to time and coming up empty. El Sayed barely mentioned anything specifically related to Michigan in his rare mentions of policy positions, just those damn Jews.
Since I grew up in Michigan, that struck me as an odd strategy,........
