Overview
- The J Street–commissioned survey, released Tuesday, found 66% of American Jews oppose AIPAC using money raised from Republican donors to influence Democratic primaries.
- Views split by party and age, with 87% of Jewish Democrats opposing the spending, 89% of Jewish Republicans supporting it, and 74% of Jews ages 18 to 34 voicing opposition.
- Among Jewish Democrats, 40% said an AIPAC endorsement would make them less likely to back a candidate, 47% said it would not matter, and 13% said it would help; two-thirds of Democrats under 35 said they would be turned off.
- A separate Mellman Group poll for the Jewish Electorate Institute reported low attention to this primary activity, found AIPAC at 39% favorable among Jews, showed Democratic Majority for Israel with the best net rating, and measured J Street as net unfavorable.
- After heavy AIPAC spending in recent Illinois and New Jersey races, the DNC declined to single out the group, the Union for Reform Judaism warned that targeting AIPAC can edge into antisemitism, and several Democrats including Governors Gavin Newsom and J.B. Pritzker said they will not seek its support.