与美国以色列公共事务委员会（AIPAC）关联的超级PAC在加州国会第13选区特别选举中投入巨资，试图阻止进步派民主党人Aisha Wahab赢得Eric Swalwell的前议席。[1]超级PAC在最近几周投入超过500万美元，支持温和派候选人Melissa Hernandez。[1]其中，AIPAC支持的联合民主项目捐献了120万美元，Bold America Pac投入210万美元。[1]Track AIPAC的报告显示，AIPAC为Hernandez的竞选花费超过440万美元。[1]
尽管投入巨大，超级PAC的支持并未改变选情走向。Wahab在6月初选和特别选举中都领先Hernandez超过20个百分点。[1]Wahab表示："我们不会让这场竞选被外部利益所左右。"[1]两名候选人将在本月参加一次决选，随后在11月再次对战。[1]此次投入反映了AIPAC今年活动的扩大规模——该委员会今年支出翻倍至6720万美元。[1]
Super PACs affiliated with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) have poured over $5 million into a California congressional special election to support moderate candidate Melissa Hernandez and prevent progressive Democrat Aisha Wahab from winning the seat vacated by Eric Swalwell [1]. The coordinated spending in recent weeks has included $1.2 million from the United Democracy Project, which is backed by AIPAC, and $2.1 million from Bold America PAC [1]. According to Track AIPAC's tracking, the organization has spent more than $4.4 million supporting Hernandez in this race [1].
The spending represents part of a broader expansion of AIPAC's political activity this year, with the organization's expenditures doubling to $67.2 million [1]. Despite the influx of outside funding for her opponent, Wahab has maintained a substantial lead, polling more than 20 percentage points ahead of Hernandez in both the June primary and the special election [1]. "We will not let this campaign be swayed by outside interests," Wahab stated [1]. The two candidates are set to face off in a runoff election later this month, with another general election matchup scheduled for November [1].