It is insane that the Democrats allow super PACs like AIPAC to spend millions in their primaries — only for those same special interests to help elect Republicans in the general election.
My message to Democratic leaders: Ban super PACs from Democratic primaries NOW.
Greg Stanton has taken over $300K from AIPAC. And today — as so many Americans in our district and across the country struggle to get by — he just voted to send billions more of our tax dollars to Israel to fund their war crimes and genocide. Disgraceful.
@kai_newkirk Knocking on doors, no one I talked to said they were voting for Stanton. They're done with reps who are controlled by big money special interests. They're done with GOP lite Dems. It's ok to expect more from our reps. Let's get ballots marked for Kai and get them mailed by Tues!
Our stunning poll in #AZ04 shows a rapidly changing primary between activist @kai_newkirk and AIPAC-backed Congressman Greg Stanton.
After a June Stanton poll showed the incumbent leading 56-23, we find his lead cut to 46-38—and Newkirk up 41-30 among those yet to vote!
“The State of Israel is paying Brad Parscale, Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, to run an AI political persuasion texting program to interfere in our elections,” states Kai Newkirk, the Democratic candidate for Arizona’s 4th Congressional District.
Amazing energy at our office opening! Packed with energy to fight back against the oligarchs, get big money out of our elections, stop the genocide in Gaza, and pass Medicare for All!
@brahmresnik@RepGregStanton@kai_newkirk Hard to believe this while I'm seeing Progressives win primaries against status quo Dems in NY and CO. Dems are done with politicians who take big money from special interests and who are ok with voting for GOP ICE bills and giving blank checks for Israel's war crimes
Arizona Democratic Congresswoman @yassaminansari tells me on 'Mehdi Unfiltered' that she has switched her position and is now willing to call Gaza a 'genocide' after reading the latest UN report. She also said she would no longer take Israel lobby money:
https://t.co/mMaYTvSLU8
I’ve been arrested over 25 times in nonviolent civil disobedience as a movement leader. I’m running for Congress in Arizona’s 4th district to take the fight to dethrone the oligarchs and win an America we can afford from the streets to the halls of power.
Today we share our first ad, by the great @MeltedSolids team, which shows the movement of love, truth, and people power we’re building to take on one of the most powerful corporate Dems in the country. We’re ready to be the next big organizing win for progressives. Join us.
https://t.co/pEjM85rIpS
I’ve been arrested over 25 times in nonviolent civil disobedience as a movement leader. I’m running for Congress in Arizona’s 4th district to take the fight to dethrone the oligarchs and win an America we can afford from the streets to the halls of power.
Today we share our first ad, by the great @MeltedSolids team, which shows the movement of love, truth, and people power we’re building to take on one of the most powerful corporate Dems in the country. We’re ready to be the next big organizing win for progressives. Join us.
https://t.co/pEjM85rIpS
I finally had a chance to ask @gregstantonaz face to face to renounce AIPAC and Israel’s election interference this week.
He refused to answer.
Arizona deserves a leader who will stand up for human rights and democracy, not one who runs away when the questions are tough.
In wake of Villegas beating DCCC in #CA22, two more progressive challengers to watch: Kai Newkirk in #AZ04 (challenging Rep. Greg Stanton), William Lawrence in #MI07 (running in old Slotkin seat, now R, where DC Dems prefer one of two Dems with national security background).
Both endorsed by @BoldProgressive today, as "crusaders against corporate corruption of our democracy."
AOC beat Joe Crowley in a primary.
Mamdani beat Cuomo in a primary.
Both times, the establishment said it would divide the party.
Instead, the movement got stronger.
Don’t let anyone tell you primaries hurt the left.
They only hurt the people who deserve to lose them.