Is AIPAC a Toothless Tiger After Iran Deal Supporters Survive Unscathed?
AIPAC never spelled the threat out. But last summer, Congress got the message. Politicians had to decide whether they would vote yay or nay on President Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran, which lifted economic sanctions in exchange for reductions to the country’s nuclear program.
A vote in favor, pro-Israel activists indicated, would be viewed negatively by the lobbying powerhouse.
One year on, the evidence for pro-Israel individuals and groups’ power to wreak revenge is scant.
“Those who argued that support for the Iran deal would harm members of Congress politically miscalculated the mindset of the Democratic base,” said Joel Rubin, who when serving as deputy assistant secretary of state for House affairs worked to win support for the nuclear deal. The Democratic base, he argued, which is the group that actually turns out on primary election day, “is very supportive of diplomacy.”
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