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AIPAC to stop endorsing candidates, making direct PAC contributions
CNBC • • nation
Key Points:
- AIPAC plans to stop endorsing candidates, making direct PAC contributions, and earmarking contributions, reversing a strategy from five years ago amid growing political resistance.
- The group will continue operating its super PAC, United Democracy Project, focusing on mobilizing individual donors to give directly to candidates instead of channeling funds through AIPAC.
- This shift aims to expand political involvement by reducing visible ties to AIPAC, which has become a liability for some candidates, especially in Democratic primaries amid negative views of Israel.
- AIPAC has been a major political spender, distributing over $105 million this cycle through its PACs, but has faced notable defeats, such as in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary.
- The change allows AIPAC to maintain influence through independent expenditures while making its support less transparent in campaign finance records.
