WASHINGTON (VINnews) – Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., on Friday criticized heavy spending by AIPAC and crypto-linked groups in the crowded Democratic primary to replace retiring Rep. Steny Hoyer, saying outside interests are attempting to purchase the congressional seat.
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“I think voters need to be aware that these outside groups do not have the voters’ interests at heart,” Van Hollen said during a press conference.
His remarks came days after the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s super PAC, the United Democracy Project, poured more than $1 million into television ads supporting Adrian Boafo, a Maryland state delegate. Boafo has been endorsed by Hoyer and other prominent state Democrats.
The primary race in Maryland’s 5th Congressional District has drawn significant outside spending as multiple candidates vie to succeed Hoyer, a longtime Democratic leader who announced his retirement. Van Hollen highlighted what he described as AIPAC and crypto-linked expenditures influencing the contest.
The United Democracy Project has aggressively backed candidates aligned with pro-Israel positions in Democratic primaries across the country. Boafo’s campaign has welcomed the support as it competes in a field of several Democratic hopefuls.
Van Hollen’s comments reflect growing tensions within the Democratic Party over the role of super PACs and large donors in congressional races, particularly those tied to foreign policy and emerging industry interests.
No immediate response was available from the United Democracy Project or Boafo’s campaign.
Is this the same Van Hollen who ran to visit and embrace an illegal alien who was a convicted felon?
How much PAC money does Van Hollen get from groups he likes?
Another dummy rat
This is the same creep that went to El Salvador to show support for Garcia after he was deported .Get rid of this Bottom feeding skunk
Chris “Hamas” Van Hollen is a Hamas Nazi supporting, terrorist supporting, criminal supporting pos. He is the biggest Jew hater among his Jew hating Hamas Nazi Democrat colleagues in the Senate.
Hypocrisy in the left , is normal
True or not ,every election is bought.
I’m against pac money it’s should be illegal
Until I need to run forces election
In the past, going back decades, when the National Rifle Association backed candidates for Congress, pouring in even more money than AIPAC to Congressional races, (as well as spending millions by sending many lobbyists to Capital Hill), one never heard an iota of protests from these sore loser politicians. In 1991,the 41st President of the USA, stated “I’m just one little guy against all of THOSE LOBBYISTS” (meaning AIPAC). Bush (41), could not stand the fact that AIPAC was advocating for Israel. We heard the same nasty comments from the prosecutor of Reb Shalom Rubashkin, when Trump commuted his sentence in 2017. He couldn’t stand the fact that Rubashkin had so much support from over 100 distinguished jurists, ex-Attorney Generals, Judges, Senators, Representatives, etc., and implied that the Jewish community had too much power. He had the gall to state “What machinations (which means a plot or a scheme), were in effect”. I sent that prosecutor a letter which stated that as American citizens, we had the right to petition for Rubashkin’s release. I ended with the phrase, “With the unbounded determination of our people, we have gained the inevitable triumph (the freeing of Rubashkin), so help us G-d”.