AIPAC Steps Back From Formal Endorsements After Primary Setbacks

AIPAC has ended formal endorsements of US congressional candidates and direct political action committee donations, shifting to mobilized individual contributions from members.

• AIPAC has announced it will stop formally endorsing US candidates and cease direct donations through its political action committee, per a letter to members on Wednesday.
• Spokesperson Diren Souza said members gave more than $90 million directly to candidates this cycle, against about $3 million from the PAC.
• AIPAC will retain its Super PAC United Democracy Project, which spends unlimited sums on advertising supporting or attacking candidates.
• The move follows primary losses, including a $30 million campaign backing Haley Stevens, who lost Michigan's Democratic Senate primary to Abdul El-Sayed.