Rep. Amash (R-MI) cast a vote against Israel's interests mere DAYS before a contentious GOP primary, and he won. Conventional wisdom = bogus
@JonathanCohn Yes but I think analogizing NRA and AIPAC like that elides a lot of specific traits that make AIPAC uniquely powerful
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@mtracey It's not a totalizing analogy by any means. AIPAC, as you noted, has deep roots in the Democratic Party. -
@JonathanCohn AIPAC perhaps even more influential among Dems, because GOP have their own loony Christian-type orgs that do Israel stuff - 1 more reply
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@mtracey@JonathanCohn One of the main thing that makes AIPAC so powerful is the lack of an organized pro-Palestinian movement in the U.S. -
@mtracey@JonathanCohn In that way they're completely unlike the NRA - they've got they playing field to themselves. - 1 more reply
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