How Progressive Democrats Were Railroaded in the Primaries by AIPAC and Allied Groups
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DMFI and APAC's First Cycle
Melman's new organization was rolled out with a splashing New York Times profile in support of comments from Steny Hoyer, who leads the APAC sponsored congressional trips. The MFI provided a forum for LePied's first call with an American Zionist organization after his election and he declared his intention to reinvigorate Israel's ties to U.S. political parties. But in DMFI's first cycle, it hit obstacles. Its first play for power, an effort to persuade Bernie Sanders to dismiss two Muslim advisors from his presidential campaign were unsuccessful. Next would be squad member Jamal Bowman of New York overcoming more than $2 million in DMFI’s spending in 2020 to
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