Many of the MAGA voters who enthusiastically backed Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda in three presidential elections have been outraged to discover that he and nearly all of his Republican colleagues are actually just puppets under the tight political control of a foreign country, with the same also being true for the overwhelming majority of their establishment Democratic rivals. Ron Unz, The Unz Review
The 2026 midterms might have been a severe setback for AIPAC, but the Jewish lobby is still a force to be reckoned with. As you can see in the graph above, AIPAC has its tentacles spread across the political landscape, holding America in the grip of a foreign country. And despite Tuesday’s GOP bloodbath, tens of millions of dollars will continue to flow into the campaigns of candidates who support the Israeli agenda whether it involves an unprovoked attack on a country that poses no threat to US national security or the unconditional support for the slaughter of unarmed women and children in Gaza. So, no, AIPAC is not down-for-the-count just yet, but they have taken a beating and will be forced to adjust their approach so it better fits in a world where Israel is universally regarded as a pariah state. Now check out this statement from AIPAC following the election:
Naturally, far-right Zionists have lambasted liberal Jews as “suicidal” for clinging to a party that has broadly condemned Israel’s actions under Netanyahu. But Jewish Dems have shrugged off the criticism and voted Democrat anyway. Consider the astonishing outcome of the Abdul El-Sayed-Mike Rogers race where 60 percent of Jewish Democrats voted for an openly Muslim candidate who blasted Israel’s invasion of Gaza as a genocide. And while it’s true that a small number of Jewish Dems either didn’t vote or voted for the GOP candidate, it’s also true that “AIPAC’s super PAC, the United Democracy Project (UDP), spent tens of millions of dollars opposing El-Sayed in the 2026 Michigan U.S. Senate race—primarily during the Democratic primary.” (Note– In the primary, the UDP spent roughly $30.6 million, while in the general election “reports indicated transfers of up to about $9 million from UDP-linked sources”…“Total AIPAC/UDP-linked spending against El-Sayed or for his opponents across the cycle is commonly cited in the $30–42 million range.)
Bottom line: Tens of millions of dollars were spent to demonize El-Sayed and make him look like an antisemite or a would-be terrorist. But the campaign backfired spectacularly and El-Sayed prevailed. If there is a sliver of hope we can extract from the midterms, that is it.
