NO TO AIPAC is a national coalition uniting voters, organizers, and elected officials dedicated to reclaiming democratic integrity within the U.S. political system. The initiative builds upon existing efforts to confront the disproportionate influence of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and its dark-money network in shaping U.S. elections and policy. By aligning progressive, faith-based, labor, youth, and veteran movements under one coordinated campaign, NO TO AIPAC seeks to transform widespread voter frustration into collective political power.
Over 70% of Democratic voters now oppose U.S. complicity in Israel's ongoing assault on Gaza and believe the party must distance itself from war profiteers. NO TO AIPAC is designed to channel this energy into a structured, national campaign that unites voters, organizers, and elected officials around a single message:
RECLAIM OUR DEMOCRACY.
WHAT IS AIPAC?
AIPAC–the American Israel Public Affairs Committee–is one of the most powerful lobbying forces in the United States, working to secure unconditional U.S. political and military support for the Israeli government while exerting outsized influence over American elections. Through aggressive lobbying, vast donor networks, and its Super PACs (United Democracy Project and AIPAC PAC), it channels tens of millions of dollars–much of it from Republican and far-right megadonors–into Democratic primaries to defeat candidates who support Palestinian human rights, ceasefire, or accountability. This influx of dark-money spending has produced widespread concerns about voter disenfranchisement and the erosion of democratic representation, as races are increasingly determined not by the preferences of Democratic voters but by the interests of wealthy, unaccountable donors.
WHY NOW?
NO TO AIPAC is a national democracy-protection initiative designed to counter AIPAC's influence over Democratic primaries. Polling consistently shows Democratic voters overwhelmingly support a permanent ceasefire, oppose unconditional U.S. military aid, and reject AIPAC's agenda.
AIPAC's dark-money network uses Republican megadonor funding to distort Democratic primaries, defeating candidates aligned with their own base. This undermines representation and democratic integrity.
Support for a Permanent Ceasefire: 65-80% of Democratic voters.
Opposition to Unconditional Aid: 70%+ of Democrats support restricting or ending military aid.
Views on AIPAC: Democratic voters oppose AIPAC-backed positions by large margins.
Human Rights Sentiment: Majorities believe Israel commits human-rights violations; younger Democrats are overwhelmingly anti-war and pro-ceasefire.
Democratic voters and Democratic leadership are fundamentally misaligned. This creates a mass organizing opportunity for a democracy-centered, anti-corruption, anti-war campaign.
Polling alignment, youth surge, media shifts, electoral opening, and the moral crisis of a live-streamed genocide create the strongest conditions for a national anti-AIPAC coalition in decades.
NO TO AIPAC: TAKE THE PLEDGE offers a unified, powerful political vehicle aligned with voter majorities, moral imperatives, and strategic electoral opportunity.
coalition partners
Reject AIPAC
AIPAC Tracker
AIPAC Out
Organize for Peace
J Street
Justice Democrats
Working Families Party
Justice Democrats
Jewish Voices for Peace Action
IfNotNow
Sunrise Movement
Common Defense
Our Revolution
Center for Popular Democracy Action
PRESS-READY SUMMARY/STRATEGY
NO TO AIPAC: TAKE THE PLEDGE is a new national coalition confronting the outsized political influence of AIPAC and its dark-money network. As Republican megadonor funds increasingly shape Democratic primaries, the campaign asserts a simple principle: Democratic voters should decide Democratic elections.
Most Democratic voters now support a permanent ceasefire, accountability for human rights violations, and an end to unconditional military aid to Israel. Yet party leadership continues to accept to AIPAC money and defend policies that enable state violence. The pledge offers candidates and organizations a clear path forward: reject AIPAC funding and stand with the democratic majority. Grounded in justice, democracy, and intersectional solidarity, the campaign provides the infrastructure to protect candidates, mobilize voters, and expose dark money.
STRATEGY:
- National messaging exposing AIPAC's anti-democratic intervention in primaries.
- Infrastructure for candidates: research, rapid response, pledge tracker.
- Voter mobilization across youth, faith, labor, and justice sectors.
- Public education on dark-money networks and foreign policy distortion.
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