Rep. Amash (R-MI) cast a vote against Israel's interests mere DAYS before a contentious GOP primary, and he won. Conventional wisdom = bogus
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Replying to @JonathanCohn
@JonathanCohn NRA is pretty closely associated with the GOP though, whereas AIPAC obviously thoroughly bi-partisan1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @JonathanCohn
@JonathanCohn I don't think that's really true. Some Dems in some states, yes, but NY/CA/NJ/IL etc. Dems have been bullish for many years2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @JonathanCohn
@JonathanCohn Yes but I think analogizing NRA and AIPAC like that elides a lot of specific traits that make AIPAC uniquely powerful2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @mtracey
@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.1 reply 1 retweet 1 like -
Replying to @RocksAndOlives
@mtracey@JonathanCohn In that way they're completely unlike the NRA - they've got they playing field to themselves.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
@RocksAndOlives @JonathanCohn yes, good point
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