AIPAC’s United Democracy Project, along with its offshoot DMFI, has funneled money to a network of Super PACs now backing the San Francisco supervisor.
What this reporting shows is not a “mystery” or a “gotcha” — it’s the standard operating procedure of AIPAC’s influence machine. When a candidate publicly vows not to take AIPAC money, the network simply routes the same dollars through a chain of pop‑up PACs, nonprofits, and shell entities until the original source is buried under paperwork. By the time voters see the ads, the money has already done its work and the disclosure deadline is safely after Election Day.
The Connie Chan case is a textbook example. DMFI and AIPAC’s UDP quietly seed EDW Action Fund. EDW spawns a new PAC with a voter‑friendly name. That PAC floods the district with nearly half a million dollars in support — all while maintaining the fiction that the candidate is “not backed by AIPAC.” The structure is designed to preserve plausible deniability for the politician and perfect opacity for the public.
This isn’t about one race in San Francisco. It’s about a political ecosystem that allows a single interest group to shape primaries across the country while evading the scrutiny every other donor network is expected to face. If a candidate benefits from AIPAC’s money — whether it arrives directly or through a daisy chain of intermediaries — voters deserve to know before they cast a ballot.
It also shows how “unprogressive” our California establishment Democrats really are and the lengths they go to hide their connections to genocide. California is supposed to be a progressive “very blue” state but reality is that corporate money dictates our polítics much more than in other states. Here big money rules- would be truly amazing and a real sign of change if a real progressive actually was able to beat the establishment.
The AIPAC octopus has its tentacles all over the place, blatantly interfering in elections. Then again, is isn't at all surprising: the US and "Israel" have functioned as one irredeemably evil Zio-fascist entity for decades. This dual entity must fall if humanity has a hope of surviving and thriving.
We have no chance. I can't write that $100,000 check. My letters and e-mails go, mostly, unanswered OR get a "boilerplate" response - sometimes not even on the topic I raised.
Forget getting any attention on the phone ;-(
I have voted against war and for paid family leave for 50 years (I'm 75). What do we get ?
Our country is in decline and it has happened on the incumbent's watch. Control of primaries must be independent. The D's and R's pick who gets to run and they are both corporate owned.
Why did real retirement accounts get replaced by 401ks ? Why do we have Wall St "for profit" healthcare ? Think about it - if the HMO gets 20% they would rather charge $1000 for a procedure than $500, right. NO CHANCE at price controls.
Accepting money fromAIPAC, or ANY of AIPAC's equally despicable subsidiaries, means agreeing to defend Israel no matter what -- even when it is engaged in a genocide like Gaza.
GET AIPAC'S EVIL INFLUENCE OUT OF OUR POLITICAL PROCESS !!!
Tranparency reporting like this and new legislation to close reporting times is essential. Plus more states writing business rules to prevent corporate spending like Hawaii's law will also help.
Thank you Ryan for further exposing how deeply the US is infected with Israeli Zionism. The main tumour is Israel which controls the executive branch of our government. The antidote is exposure
to the extent the disease is carried by AIPAC and its hosts.
"The US is infected with 'christian' zionism," to a much greater degree, than 'israeli' zionism," look at trump's coterie of christian zionist zealots!
Zionists believe Jesus is a fraud. NOT the son of God. How can be Christian and a Zionist ? It just shows how perverse the whole Zionist thing is. There will NEVER be peace in the mid-East as long as the Greater Israel project lives.
Zionism is to Judaism as white supremacy is to Christianity and Jihad is to Islam.
Thank you Drop Site for exposing these AIPAC affiliations. I got a text from Nancy Pelosi yesterday. She’s been invading my phone space for years. Even after twice traveling to Texas to endorse the vile Henry Cuellar to defeat his progressive opponent, here she still is. Working against change.
So if corrupt spineless craven party bosses don't like someone, is it because it's embarrassing to have someone with a spine around, or is is that the person is just so hard to be around. Hard to know if you haven't actually worked with someone.
This article’s headline is basically trashing Chan who is a great candidate and not responsible for these PACs or their slimey games. Is there a secondary reason for this headline?
All 3 are trash candidates especially Scott Wiener who was a supporter and promoter of the worst Soft on Crime DA in America. The same 2 (Wiener & Boudin) who helped cover up or lower charges against repeat offenders and violent offenders to appease the black community. The same people who dropped hate crimes by Black criminals targeting Hispanic, White and Asian victims. The entire Asian and Hispanic community should remind Wiener about his betrayal because he’s another disgrace like Lurie who covers up/steers away the Suchir Balaji case to support his BFF Sam Altman.
What this reporting shows is not a “mystery” or a “gotcha” — it’s the standard operating procedure of AIPAC’s influence machine. When a candidate publicly vows not to take AIPAC money, the network simply routes the same dollars through a chain of pop‑up PACs, nonprofits, and shell entities until the original source is buried under paperwork. By the time voters see the ads, the money has already done its work and the disclosure deadline is safely after Election Day.
The Connie Chan case is a textbook example. DMFI and AIPAC’s UDP quietly seed EDW Action Fund. EDW spawns a new PAC with a voter‑friendly name. That PAC floods the district with nearly half a million dollars in support — all while maintaining the fiction that the candidate is “not backed by AIPAC.” The structure is designed to preserve plausible deniability for the politician and perfect opacity for the public.
This isn’t about one race in San Francisco. It’s about a political ecosystem that allows a single interest group to shape primaries across the country while evading the scrutiny every other donor network is expected to face. If a candidate benefits from AIPAC’s money — whether it arrives directly or through a daisy chain of intermediaries — voters deserve to know before they cast a ballot.
It also shows how “unprogressive” our California establishment Democrats really are and the lengths they go to hide their connections to genocide. California is supposed to be a progressive “very blue” state but reality is that corporate money dictates our polítics much more than in other states. Here big money rules- would be truly amazing and a real sign of change if a real progressive actually was able to beat the establishment.
A write in vote for the Green Party's gubernatorial candidate, Butch Ware is a step in the progressive direction!
Yes, "standard operating procedure of AIPAC’s influence machine'
AIPAC installed M Dexter as my US Rep with only $6.5M:
https://meyerja.substack.com/p/three-aipac-spigots
The AIPAC octopus has its tentacles all over the place, blatantly interfering in elections. Then again, is isn't at all surprising: the US and "Israel" have functioned as one irredeemably evil Zio-fascist entity for decades. This dual entity must fall if humanity has a hope of surviving and thriving.
We have no chance. I can't write that $100,000 check. My letters and e-mails go, mostly, unanswered OR get a "boilerplate" response - sometimes not even on the topic I raised.
Forget getting any attention on the phone ;-(
I have voted against war and for paid family leave for 50 years (I'm 75). What do we get ?
Our country is in decline and it has happened on the incumbent's watch. Control of primaries must be independent. The D's and R's pick who gets to run and they are both corporate owned.
Why did real retirement accounts get replaced by 401ks ? Why do we have Wall St "for profit" healthcare ? Think about it - if the HMO gets 20% they would rather charge $1000 for a procedure than $500, right. NO CHANCE at price controls.
https://davcer.substack.com/p/so-you-want-to-run-for-office
https://davcer.substack.com/p/wall-street-healthcare-will-never
Accepting money fromAIPAC, or ANY of AIPAC's equally despicable subsidiaries, means agreeing to defend Israel no matter what -- even when it is engaged in a genocide like Gaza.
GET AIPAC'S EVIL INFLUENCE OUT OF OUR POLITICAL PROCESS !!!
Dr. Richard France
Tranparency reporting like this and new legislation to close reporting times is essential. Plus more states writing business rules to prevent corporate spending like Hawaii's law will also help.
Thank you Ryan for further exposing how deeply the US is infected with Israeli Zionism. The main tumour is Israel which controls the executive branch of our government. The antidote is exposure
to the extent the disease is carried by AIPAC and its hosts.
"The US is infected with 'christian' zionism," to a much greater degree, than 'israeli' zionism," look at trump's coterie of christian zionist zealots!
Zionists believe Jesus is a fraud. NOT the son of God. How can be Christian and a Zionist ? It just shows how perverse the whole Zionist thing is. There will NEVER be peace in the mid-East as long as the Greater Israel project lives.
Zionism is to Judaism as white supremacy is to Christianity and Jihad is to Islam.
Thank you Drop Site for exposing these AIPAC affiliations. I got a text from Nancy Pelosi yesterday. She’s been invading my phone space for years. Even after twice traveling to Texas to endorse the vile Henry Cuellar to defeat his progressive opponent, here she still is. Working against change.
So if corrupt spineless craven party bosses don't like someone, is it because it's embarrassing to have someone with a spine around, or is is that the person is just so hard to be around. Hard to know if you haven't actually worked with someone.
We need legislation to move those reporting deadlines up it should be immediate there's no excuse. We have electronics.
This article’s headline is basically trashing Chan who is a great candidate and not responsible for these PACs or their slimey games. Is there a secondary reason for this headline?
Zionist-backed candidates have simply become toxic. Deal with it.
Are you a closet zionist, or “is there a secondary reason,” for your endorsement of Chan?
These pacs supported Chan for a reason. Because they know she will fall in line when shes needed by AIPAC. Transparency is good.
All 3 are trash candidates especially Scott Wiener who was a supporter and promoter of the worst Soft on Crime DA in America. The same 2 (Wiener & Boudin) who helped cover up or lower charges against repeat offenders and violent offenders to appease the black community. The same people who dropped hate crimes by Black criminals targeting Hispanic, White and Asian victims. The entire Asian and Hispanic community should remind Wiener about his betrayal because he’s another disgrace like Lurie who covers up/steers away the Suchir Balaji case to support his BFF Sam Altman.
Doesn't California use ranked choice?
not at the State level.