>AIPAC would pull all their campaign funding from the Repubs or Dems (whichever party's lackey did it) and they'd never get elected again. This is a pretty int

>AIPAC would pull all their campaign funding from the Repubs or Dems (whichever party's lackey did it) and they'd never get elected again. This is a pretty interesting comment because AIPAC does not even contribute directly to any candidates but it is the center of MANY conspiracy theories. I'm not going to downplay the lobbying but let us actually look at the numbers, first individuals: >Though AIPAC as an organization cannot contribute to campaigns, individuals who work for the organization have. In the 2018 election cycle, individuals affiliated with the organization donated just $21,350 to 14 different candidates, nine of whom were Democrats. No one associated with AIPAC gave any contributions to McCarthy. Not that much and I doubt it would break any campaign if they stopped. But let's see how much the organization actually donated: >AIPAC is a significant player in terms of lobbying, accounting for the vast majority of lobbying spending by pro-Israel groups, spending more than $3.5 million in 2018. The organization was staunchly opposed to the Iran Nuclear Deal in 2015, lobbied extensively against it and supported the Trump administration’s withdrawal from the agreement. Ok, 3.5 million dollars is a lot of money but let us compare them to ...let's say Google who spent over 21 million that year or any of the top 20 or so it is small potatoes. https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/top-spenders?cycle=2018 https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/top-spenders?cy... It is interesting how people seem to think them so powerful when they don't actually spend that much in comparison and that while of course they are successful a lot of politics align with very strong American groups (Evangelicals who are very strong Trump supporters want the embassy in Jerusalem, Neocons and other remains hate Iran etc.)