• much damage the Israel lobby has been doing to our institutions

    Lobbies, full stop. Not just Israel lobbies. They’re a pox on our government that we will never be rid of. The 2A lobbies are just as damaging, for instance.

    DNC banned its members grom taking NRA money

    Hmmm. It’s money that needs to be made up, and considering just how awful and out of touch with the majority of the population the RNC has become, it’s one of the reasons why they continue to be successful in the ground, and in e.g. gerrymandering efforts.