Why Jessica Cisneros Lost . It Was AIPAC.

 Prior posts have argued for the election of Jessica Cisneros in Texas.

Here is a description of why she lost this narrow race.

Why Jessica Cisneros lost. AIPAC.

 

https://stansburyforum.com/2022/08/03/pro-israel-lobby-drops-millions-to-influence-us-congressional-elections

The Anti Cisneros Campaign in Texas

 

In Texas, a Proxy Fight Over Democrats’ Stance on Immigration

A runoff election in heavily Hispanic  (SIC)  Mexican American South Texas is revealing the party’s divisions on border issues.

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/23/us/politics/texas-immigration.html?search

 

AIPAC’s Dangerous New Antidemocratic Project Ezra Oliff-Lieberman  May 20, 2022 The Nation In the name of supporting Israel, the lobbying group has created a new super PAC that is only too happy to boost candidates that threaten our democracy.

A protest in front of the home of Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner against Israel's possible annexation of the West Bank. , Michael Brochstein / Sipa USA via AP Images

I’ve been an organizer with the Sunrise Movement for two years, leading youth phone banks for inspiring candidates who support bold climate action. This week, our movement is celebrating Summer Lee’s win in Pennsylvania, lamenting some tough losses in North Carolina, and getting ready for Jessica Cisneros’s runoff in Texas. Each of these races is a fight between the majority of us who believe in multiracial democracy and a livable future—and the corporate, antidemocratic forces who, lacking a motivated base and an inspiring message, are spending millions of dollars to stop our rising power. To be sure, AIPAC and its backers will claim that they are doing this work to keep Jews safe. I find that idea insulting. The millions of dollars AIPAC is spending to defeat progressives are getting in the way of desperately needed change for all of us. That, of course, includes American Jews; the fight against deadly anti-Semitic conspiracy theories is only made harder when pro-Israel lobby groups work to undermine democracy at home in order to ensure unconditional support for the Israeli government. The progressive movement can’t afford to be fooled or scared away by AIPAC’s smears. We must show up and back the candidates who are boldly championing our values, especially when those candidates are under attack. This will not be an easy fight, but it’s one we have to win. And when we do, we’ll finally have the future we deserve—a future in which all of us can thrive. That’s what these super PACs are spending millions to prevent. Ezra Oliff-Lieberman is an electoral organizer at the Sunrise Movement and a member of IfNotNow. He cofounded Sunrise New Orleans and currently lives in Philadelphia. But this cycle, there’s a new player in the game: the “United Democracy Project”—AIPAC’s new super PAC. In recent months we have seen just how low they’re willing to go, and Tuesday’s results should be an alarm bell. When we started phone banking for Summer Lee in March, our conversations were overwhelmingly positive. People loved that Lee, the first Black woman elected to state office from western Pennsylvania, was an unapologetic champion for working people. One poll showed her leading her main opponent, Steve Irwin, a former Republican, by double digits.