AIPAC is now apparently having their donors give money to candidates "directly" (through some shady backchannel), rather than through their own organization.
This allows them to avoid the stigma of being "AIPAC-funded."
"The site appears to be using Democracy Engine LLC as the vendor, meaning they may be able to skirt FEC requirements to 'earmark' the donation, but what's also clear is that donors are being sent this link from AIPAC driving donations without any transparency of that happening," Matthew Eadie reports.
NEW: I've obtained TWO emails sent directly from AIPAC on Aug. 21 and Sept. 15 fundraising for State Sen. Laura Fine in IL-09
Both emails include links to a hidden webpage called "pro-Israel Network" with live (and hidden) donation pages. But the homepage to the site is dead
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