Georgia Democrat Michelle Nunn is running for a U.S. Senate seat against Republican David Perdue.
With all that’s going on in the Middle East, voters might wonder: What’s Nunn’s position on Israel? Well, give her campaign a few dollars and she might tell you:
Michelle Nunn message on Israel "TBD," but ability to fundraise among Jews will "depend on" it – http://t.co/V9ZCSy6BAQ
— Eliana Johnson (@elianayjohnson) July 28, 2014
National Review’s Eliana Johnson obtained an internal memo posted online earlier this year saying that Michelle Nunn’s position on Israel is yet to be determined until the level of financial support she’ll receive from the Jewish community is known:
http://t.co/3d0LqBxHfi pic.twitter.com/qK3RJNFvHh
— Katherine Miller (@katherinemiller) July 28, 2014
Oof. RT @katherinemiller: http://t.co/dzwB82yJHa pic.twitter.com/D9CmxkLXmQ
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) July 28, 2014
Not exactly a “firm commitment,” is it?
What makes the Nunn memo so damning is that it's mainstream Democrat political calculus. "Minority" issues are little more than PIN numbers.
— Matt Exotic (@MattCover) July 28, 2014
Nunn is CEO of the Points of Light Foundation, and Eliana Johnson pointed out that the internal documents show that Points of Light gave a grant to an organization with ties to Hamas.
https://twitter.com/EWErickson/status/493799647300038656
"Hey, we need a way to hide that the group you work for has given funds to terrorists." – Michelle Nunn's strategists.
— RBe (@RBPundit) July 28, 2014
Michelle Nunn memo pretty explicitly implies she should take a pro-Israel position to help her fundraise with Jews http://t.co/VDt108x7y2
— Tim Miller (@Timodc) July 28, 2014
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As it clearly states, Jews = $$ MT @EWErickson Michelle Nunn helped fund Hamas allies, now to be pro-Israel bc of fundraising potential
— Shoshana Weissmann, Sloth Committee Chair ? (@senatorshoshana) July 28, 2014
Buh-bye Michelle Nunn — http://t.co/rXZTcikk9I
— The Curve Is Bent. Time to Free Us! (@NolteNC) July 28, 2014
Jewish voters weren’t the only demographic reportedly studied by the Nunn campaign:
RT @Timodc: Jews provide "financial opportunity”. Asians are "very tight" per Michelle Nunn campaign memo http://t.co/ummVwOhu4s
— Eliana Johnson (@elianayjohnson) July 28, 2014
Michelle Nunn strategists eyeing "substantial resources" of LGBT community – http://t.co/xJrBWdlhT1
— Eliana Johnson (@elianayjohnson) July 28, 2014
The Nunn campaign’s reaction to this is not unlike their position on Israel: TBD:
.@MichelleNunnGA's campaign is declining to comment on the leaked document on the record.
— Eliana Johnson (@elianayjohnson) July 28, 2014
We can’t be sure what’s going on at Nunn’s office, but “mad scramble” might be an accurate guess.
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/493807533832691714
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