{"id":2227900,"date":"2024-04-23T07:51:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T11:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/censured-rashida-tlaib-transforms-into-fundraising-force-after-israel-hamas-war\/"},"modified":"2024-04-23T07:54:41","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T11:54:41","slug":"censured-rashida-tlaib-transforms-into-fundraising-force-after-israel-hamas-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/censured-rashida-tlaib-transforms-into-fundraising-force-after-israel-hamas-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Rashida Tlaib&#8217;s Influence Grows Through Fundraising Post Israel-Hamas Conflict"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcensured-rashida-tlaib-transforms-into-fundraising-force-after-israel-hamas-war%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2227900&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep. \u2062Rashida Tlaib of Michigan\u2064 raised $1.9\u200d million in the\u2064 first quarter\u200d of 2024 and a \u200dtotal of $6.45 million this cycle. Despite being censured by the House \u200dlast year for anti-Israel comments, she is now a top fundraiser, ranking 12th in\u200b the House. Most donations come from California, and her fundraising spiked after the Israel-Hamas\u200c conflict.\u2063 Tlaib remains highly active in advocating for causes important to\u2063 her constituents.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rashida-tlaib\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)\">Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)<\/a> raked in <a href=\"https:\/\/docquery.fec.gov\/cgi-bin\/forms\/C00668608\/1776120\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)\">$1.9 million<\/a> in her first fundraising quarter of 2024, raising a total of $6.45 million this cycle following her criticism of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Israel\">Israel<\/a>\u2019s handling of the war against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Hamas\">Hamas<\/a> and her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2436245\/house-censures-rashida-tlaib-over-anti-israel-comments\/\">censure<\/a> by the House last year.<\/p>\n<p>Tlaib, the only Palestinian American serving in Congress, is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fec.gov\/data\/raising-bythenumbers\/?office=H\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"12th highest fundraiser\">12th highest fundraiser<\/a> in the House, coming in right behind notoriously strong fundraiser and fellow Squad member, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and ahead of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). Until the Israel-Hamas war, Tlaib was not known for her fundraising prowess, unlike those in House leadership positions.<\/p>\n<p>The congresswoman ended the first quarter with $5.2 million on hand and successfully managed to stave off any serious primary challenge for her Democratic 12th Congressional District. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cbs-slammed-for-smearing-ron-desantis-on-60-minutes-one-of-the-more-blatant-political-hatchet-jobs\/\" title=\"CBS Slammed For Smearing Ron DeSantis On \u201860 Minutes\u2019: \u2018One Of The More Blatant Political Hatchet Jobs\u2019\">campaign finance records<\/a>, the majority of her individual contributions this cycle are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fec.gov\/data\/candidate\/H8MI13250\/?cycle=2024&#038;election_full=true&#038;tab=raising\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"coming from donations in California\">coming from donations in California<\/a>, followed by Michigan and Texas.\u00a0The highest contributions are coming in from a political action committee <a href=\"https:\/\/couragetochangepac.org\/\">formed<\/a> by AOC to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/soros-backed-pac-to-donate-historic-250m-biden-ad-blitz\/\" title=\"Soros-backed PAC to contribute record-breaking 0M for Biden ad campaign\">promote progressive candidates<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/demandjustice.org\/\">Demand Justice PAC<\/a>, an influential group focused on court reform, a variety of unions, and Arab American groups.<\/p>\n<p>Her campaign finance reports with the Federal Election Commission show she had her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kari-lake-raised-more-money-challenging-2022-results-than-for-her-2024-comeback\/\" title=\"Kari Lake raised more funds contesting 2022 results than for her 2024 return\">strongest fundraising quarter<\/a> at the end of 2023 when she raised $3.7 million in the months after Hamas\u2019s deadly attack in southern Israel on Oct. 7. Tlaib\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/justice-department-targeting-pro-life-activists-because-biden-official-angered-over-scotus-abortion-decision\/\" title=\"Justice Department Targeting Pro-Life Activists Because Biden Official Angered Over SCOTUS Abortion Decision\">campaign cash flow<\/a> has also skyrocketed since the House censured her last November over her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/tlaib-faces-democratic-backlash-palestinian-chant\">pro-Palestinian comments<\/a> concerning the conflict in Israel and for her defense of the phrase \u201cFrom the river to the sea\u201d that many see as an antisemitic call for Israel\u2019s destruction.<\/p>\n<p>The Michigan congresswoman unsuccessfully launched an eleventh-hour attempt last week to add an amendment to a foreign aid bill that would restrict all military aid to Israel from the legislation until there is a \u201clasting ceasefire,\u201d a release of Palestinian prisoners in Israel and Israeli hostages in Gaza, and a \u201ccredible diplomatic process.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) speaks during the House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing on Influence Peddling: Examining Joe Biden\u2019s Abuse of Public Office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 20, 2024. (AP Photo\/Jose Luis Magana)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tlaib\u2019s impressive back-to-back numbers appear to correlate with the conflict in Israel and her backing of Michigan\u2019s \u201cuncommitted\u201d campaign to cast a protest vote against President Joe Biden to urge a ceasefire in Gaza. During a prior campaign finance reporting deadline in mid-2023, Tlaib had raised just over $880,000 total for her 2024 reelection race and only had about $620,000 cash remaining in her bank account. A year ago during the first quarter of 2023, she had raised under $300,000, compared to shy of $2 million this most recent quarter.<\/p>\n<p>This all comes as powerful pro-Israel lobbying groups like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aipac.org\/\">American Israel Public Affairs Committee<\/a> have committed to spend millions on efforts to defeat progressive lawmakers who they view as not supportive of Israel. However, those groups have been unable to recruit a Democratic primary challenger to take on Tlaib.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would say none of us who have been elected are untouchable,\u201d said Wayne County Commissioner and 13th District Democratic Party Chairman Jonathan Kinloch. \u201cA lot of times people just throw their names into races, and they know against Rashida, that\u2019s not a race you just throw your name into; you\u2019d have to get ready for a royal rumble.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kinloch notes Tlaib is known to be a champion of constituent services and is popular in her district, which includes a portion of Detroit and all of Dearborn, the largest city in the United States with an <a href=\"https:\/\/alumni.umich.edu\/education-gateway\/a-brief-history-of-dearborn-michigan-the-first-arab-american-majority-city-in-the-us\/\" title>Arab American majority<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know folks want to talk about the Palestinian piece, but Rashida, she\u2019s worked very hard on a number of issues,\u201d he said. \u201cHer constituent services are, bar none, one of the best I know of in Congress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other members of the so-called Squad are not receiving the same level of financial support. Reps. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) and Cori Bush (D-MO) are facing competitive primary challenges, partly due to the fundraising efforts and influence of pro-Israel lobbying groups. Bowman was outraised by George Latimer, a Westchester County politician, who raised nearly $1 million more than Bowman during the first quarter of 2024. More than $950,000 was raised through earmarked donations to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Rep. Summer Lee (D-PA) dons a scarf as Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), top, looks on before President Joe Biden arrives to deliver his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, March 7, 2024. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bush\u2019s primary opponent, St. Louis county prosecutor, Wesley Bell, raised about $100,000 more than Bush. It\u2019s unclear how much funding may have come from pro-Israel groups, however Bell raised $650,000 in earmarked contributions through Democracy Engine Inc PAC, a platform that allows some organizations to obscure their donations. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>Tlaib has already formed joint fundraising committees with Bowman and Bush to help boost their financial standing. But even still, some progressive Democrats believe more should be done for those vulnerable members.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s well established that Rep. Rashida Tlaib isn\u2019t going anywhere,\u201d said a Democratic consultant who works with progressive candidates who asked to remain anonymous to reflect candidly on the situation. \u201cIt\u2019s amazing she raised that much this quarter and that she formed a committee, but we really need to see stronger fundraising from endangered candidates who are being targeted by the pro-Israel groups.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) raised $1.9 million in the initial quarter of 2024, totaling $6.45 million this cycle. Despite House censure in the past year and her outspoken views on the Israel-Hamas conflict, she remains a prominent fundraiser. As the sole Palestinian American in Congress, Tlaib ranks 12th in fundraising efforts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2657,"featured_media":2227901,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Untitled-design-18-1024x591.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2227900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Untitled-design-18-1024x591.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2227900","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2657"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2227900"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2227900\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2227901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2227900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2227900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2227900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}