(Jewish Group) Progressive NC Democrats withdraw endorsement over candidate's AIPAC-affiliated donor

[Behind the Aegis]

Progressive Democrats in North Carolina withdrew their endorsement of a frontrunner in a U.S. House race last week because she received contributions from donors associated with the American Israel Political Action Committee.

“No American candidate should be accepting funds from an organization that provides financial support for those seeking to destroy our democracy,” said Ryan Jenkins, chairman of the Progressive Caucus of the North Carolina Democratic Party, in a statement this week.

AIPAC, which launched its first-ever political action committee in December, last month endorsed its first slate of candidates, including 37 Republicans who refused to affirm President Joe Biden’s election.

Jenkins also told the Raleigh News and Observer that AIPAC’s “track record of Palestinian human rights is even more abhorrent to us” than its endorsements.

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[Budi]

1. AntiSemetism knows no boundaries.

And they are flat out deceieving in their reasons.

Btw, there are plenty of 'abhorrent human rights' accusations & violations to go around in that narrow region, (HAMAS).

Spare us the purity cries.

[question everything]

2. Let's be honest and call them what they are antisemites

It started with "progressive" Omar and Sarsour and now touches many who call themselves "progressive."

And it does bug me that the left wing of the party appropriated the term progressive.

[Budi]

4. Original Progressive Leader Paul Wellstone was Jewish

This group who hijacked all he stood for as a Progressive & now run under the admirable Party he championed, are imposters & slanderous to his legacy.

"Wellstone was born in Washington, D.C., the second son of Ukrainian Jewish immigrants Leon and Minnie Wellstone"

https://inthesetimes.com/article/paul-wellstones-legacy

[question everything]

5. Right, this was when the term was not hijacked by the left wing

I used to be a liberal. Than in the 90s, I think, "they" - whoever they were - decided to switch the term to progressive. OK, so I was progressive. But now I have nothing in common with left wing of the party that sees Sanders as their leader. He is not a Democrat but hijacked our presidential primaries.. and more..

[Budi]

6. Not a P & not a D either.

And they don't want to be either.

[Budi]

3. I'd like to hear from the Progressive Caucaus

MEMBERS

Chair
Pramila Jayapal

Chair Emeriti
Raúl Grijalva
Barbara Lee
Mark Pocan

Deputy Chair
Katie Porter

Vice Chairs
Jamie Raskin
Joe Neguse
Marie Newman
Sheila Jackson Lee
Donald Norcross
Rashida Tlaib
David Cicilline
Chuy Garcia
Bonnie Watson Coleman

CPC PAC Co-Chairs
Pramila Jayapal
Mark Pocan
Jamie Raskin

Whip
Ilhan Omar

Senate Member
Bernie Sanders
____

House Members
Alma Adams
Nanette Barragán
Karen Bass
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Donald Beyer
Earl Blumenauer
Lisa Blunt Rochester
Suzanne Bonamici
Jamaal Bowman

Brendan Boyle
Shontel Brown
Cori Bush
André Carson
Matt Cartwright
Judy Chu
Katherine Clark
Yvette Clarke
Steve Cohen
Madeleine Dean
Peter DeFazio
Diana DeGette
Rosa DeLauro
Mark DeSaulnier
Debbie Dingell
Lloyd Doggett
Veronica Escobar
Adriano Espaillat
Dwight Evans
Teresa Leger Fernandez
Lois Frankel

Ruben Gallego
Sylvia Garcia
Jimmy Gomez
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Steven Horsford
Jared Huffman
Sara Jacobs
Hakeem Jeffries
Hank Johnson
Mondaire Jones
Kai Kahele
Ro Khanna
Dan Kildee
Andy Kim
Brenda Lawrence
Andy Levin
Mike Levin
Ted Lieu
Zoe Lofgren
Alan Lowenthal
Carolyn Maloney

Jim McGovern
Grace Meng
Gwen Moore
Joe Morelle
Jerrold Nadler
Grace Napolitano
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Frank Pallone
Jimmy Panetta
Chellie Pingree
Ayanna Pressley
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Linda Sanchez
Mary Gay Scanlon
Jan Schakowsky
Brad Sherman
Adam Smith
Darren Soto
Mark Takano
Ritchie Torres
Lori Trahan

Juan Vargas
Nydia Velázquez
Maxine Waters
Peter Welch
Nikema Williams
Frederica Wilson
John Yarmuth
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Waiting....Who supports Antisemitism in American Election Politics & Who does not?

Speak the fk up.