seems to me that this is a case of a blind squirrel finding a lost acorn;
Progressive New York Rep. Alexandrio Ocasio-Cortez kicked a hornet's nest on Sunday afternoon when she pointed to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) as one of the powerful special interest groups that push a "wildly unpopular agenda" on Democratic politicians to the party's detriment.
AOC's comment came in a response to a social media post by Jeremy Slevin. "Weird to have a whole discourse about 'special interest groups' that completely leaves out corporate and industry lobbies—by far the most influential 'groups' in the Democratic Party," wrote the senior advisor to progressive Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Implying that Slevin was himself omitting an important special interest group, AOC characterized AIPAC as "a special interest group pushing a wildly unpopular agenda that pushes voters away from Democrats," and said Democrats were "overly influenced" by the big-spending organization. .........more.......
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