Polygraph | Newsletter n°347 | 25 Jul 2026

House Democrats who voted against cutting US aid to Israel received three times as much money from pro-Israel donors as those who voted in favor. (Median = 3.1 times as much.)

Democrats who voted against the amendment accepted an average of $348,239; those who voted in favor received $115,932 on average. All together, $34 million in pro-Israel cash was behind the votes against cutting aid to Israel.

Did the money actually buy votes? Or did the money simply help keep in office politicians who are comfortable ignoring voters?1 Neither option is very good.

  • Makhno
    71·
    3 days ago

    They’re paying us our own money to keep sending them more of our money

    • givesomefucksEnglish
      43·
      3 days ago

      Technically they’re paying our politicians with our tax money, to give our money to Israel…

      So that they can afford free healthcare, higher education, and commit genocide.

      Waaaaaaay worse than just giving us our own money back…

      • some_designer_dudeEnglish
        10·
        3 days ago

        Hey, at least Americans are finally funding someone’s healthcare and educations…

        • givesomefucksEnglish
          7·
          3 days ago

          While I’m sure there’s a bunch of hoops they need to jump thru, they even get free hormones/surgery for gender reassignments…

          Like, it’s honestly wild that republican voters don’t have a problem with their tax dollars paying for all this stuff overseas when they don’t think we can/should get it ourselves.

          Hell, look at how gleeful they were cutting domestic disease monitoring to save a few million. Why keep sending money to Israel?