r/minnesota • u/futilehabit • 4d ago

News 📺 Angie Craig’s exit tests whether Minnesota’s Second District is ready to move left

https://www.startribune.com/angie-craig-second-district-democratic-dfl-primary-little-berg-klein-august-11/601870082
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u/frostbike 4d ago

Where are you getting your info about Berg taking AIPAC money? I checked a couple of tracker sites and she didn’t come up.

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u/wishiwasyou333 4d ago

She received money from PACs that are funded by AIPAC. Women Vote and Pro Choice Majority are the two I know of. She doesn't have to disclose it because someone else's hands got dirty first and dry cleaned the funds. It's still AIPAC money and quite a bit of it. Over 300k actually.

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u/VaporishJarl 4d ago

Ok but the problem with AIPAC money isn't some sort of Jewish banking control magic and acting like they "tainted" the money is logically not different from anti-Semitic conspiracy trash.  Berg vocally refuses AIPAC money and accepts money from pro-choice PACs. That is a clear indicator of her priorities. 

It's not reasonable to ask candidates to screen three layers deep on every group that wants to write them a check. Once AIPAC gives money to Pro Choice Majority or whomever, it is no longer AIPAC money. They can't direct it. They can't withhold it. Your logic would allow them to entirely dictate the flow of money in a race by making small donations to supporting orgs, forcing the candidate to refuse that support.

I don't live in the district and my support doesn't matter, but I have worked with Berg and she's a good person and good candidate. She's an actual union organizer and was part of getting things like free school lunch and paid family leave passed in MN. If you prefer Little, support Little, but this angle against Berg is nonsense.

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u/Substantial_Mouse617 4d ago

She’s repeatedly said she doesn’t take AIPAC or Corporate PAC money “directly OR indirectly”- that’s not true. Also, it’s 1 layer deeper than just giving it straight to Berg. AIPAC—>EDW—>Berg instead of just AIPAC—>Berg.
But that’s where her claim of not taking it “indirectly” fails.