Pro-Israel groups including AIPAC spent over $32–35 million to defeat Republican Representative Thomas Massie in his House primary, the most expensive House primary on record.
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The conversation turns to AIPAC's political influence after Kiriakou raises the Thomas Massie primary. Theo reads data showing over $32 million in pro-Israel spending to defeat Massie, making it the most expensive House primary on record. Kiriakou explains AIPAC's core strategy: any member not 100% pro-Israel gets primaried. He illustrates how this can backfire — a New Jersey Democrat who voted pro-Israel 90% of the time was primaried for not being 100% supportive, and the seat ultimately went to a pro-Palestinian candidate. Both men observe that government officials are paralyzed by the fear of being primaried, and Kiriakou compares AIPAC's exemption from foreign agent registration to his own experience of having to register as a foreign agent after writing $5,000 worth of op-eds for the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce.
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