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The Take: What the Democrats' Gaza fight means for the 2028 US elections
Podcast, The TakeSupport for Israel was once untouchable in US politics. Now Democrats are divided. Is this a turning point for the party?Published On 11 May 2026elecAs Kamala Harris weighs another run for the United States presidency in 2028, the Democratic Party faces a split over Israel policy. A new report suggests it may have cost votes in 2024. With a base that has shifted dramatically, can the party keep up with what its voters now expect?Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4The Take: Would you bet on the next disaster? The rise of prediction marketlist 2 of 4The Take: Could OPEC break lead to era of energy volatility?list 3 of 4The Take: ‘This is my last voice note’ – How piracy returned to Somalialist 4 of 4The Take: Inside the Israeli bloc that could topple Netanyahuend of listIn this episode: Omar Baddar (@OmarBaddar), political analyst Episode credits:This episode was produced by Marcos Bartolomé, Sonia Bhagat, Chloe K. Li, David Enders and Tuleen Barakat, with Spencer Cline, and our host, Malika Bilal. It was edited by Tamara Khandaker and Noor Wazwaz. The Take production team is Marcos Bartolomé, Sonia Bhagat, Spencer Cline, Sarí el-Khalili, Tamara Khandaker, Chloe K. Li, Alexandra Locke, Catherine Nouhan, Alex Roldan, and Noor Wazwaz. Our host is Malika Bilal. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhemm. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Connect with us:@AJEPodcasts on X, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube
The Israel Lobby Is Picking Sides in a California Primary
A pro-Israel group is preparing a nearly half-million-dollar ad blitz in a contentious California congressional primary race to boost a candidate who recently walked back from calling the Gaza war a genocide. The ad spend comes just days after Democratic Party leadership intervened to bankroll the same candidate over a progressive insurgent.The ads will run in California’s Twenty-Second Congressional District, where State Assemblymember Jasmeet Bains (D-Delano) is being challenged by progressive activist and local school board member Randy Villegas.The ad spend is an example of pro-Israel affiliates moving in lockstep with Democratic Party leaders’ spending vehicles to put their thumb on the scale in competitive primary races before voters get a chance to weigh in.Bains and Villegas are competing in the state’s June 2 nonpartisan “jungle” primary election against the Republican incumbent David Valadao.This week, the Democratic Majority for Israel, a political action committee (PAC) committed to “a Democratic Party and a Democratic majority in Congress that is proudly pro-Israel,” placed a $400,000-plus ad buy in the district’s media market for this coming weekend, according to the ad tracker listings page AdImpact. It’s the PAC’s first independent expenditure on advertising in the district this election cycle.The PAC, which shares many of the same donors as the powerful bipartisan pro-Israel American Israel Political Action Committee (AIPAC), endorsed Bains in February.Another PAC, 314 Action, also reported this week that it has spent $500,000 in the district to support Bains. The PAC has nearly $180,000 in ad spending scheduled to hit the airwaves this weekend, according to AdImpact.314 Action, which focuses on electing scientists and doctors, has officially endorsed Bains, a physician. The group has shared donors with AIPAC, and the two PACs have intervened concurrently to boost the same candidates. Such circumstances have led to repeated accusations that 314 Action is operating as a surreptitious pass-through vehicle for AIPAC-directed spending.Bains, who did not respond to a request for comment before publication, recently walked back past remarks suggesting Israel’s military actions in Gaza were a genocide.Villegas, who’s backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), criticized Bains’s flip-flop on the issue and has called for curtailing US funding for Israel’s military actions.The ad placement comes just several days after the Democratic Congressional Campai...
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