AIPAC Raises $233 Million for 2026 Races as Strategic Review Tests Its Political Clout
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Updated · The New York Times · Oct 2
AIPAC Raises $233 Million for 2026 Races as Strategic Review Tests Its Political Clout
2 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 2
Summary
$233 million has made AIPAC one of the best-funded forces in the 2026 midterms less than five years after it entered direct campaign politics.
The group is reviewing its political operations as backlash grows over U.S. support for Israel, but leaders say heavy super PAC spending will remain central to its strategy.
That spending has turned AIPAC into a campaign issue itself, with some candidates rejecting its money and even donations from its backers while others tout its opposition.
AIPAC says its long game is to elect a Congress that will back Israel against threats from Iran and other hostile countries despite worsening public sentiment.