Angie Craig pans Peggy Flanagan for ‘deception’ after AIPAC position paper revealed

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Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN) knocked Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan (D-MN) after reports revealed the latter had written an American Israel Public Affairs Committee position paper, despite making a pledge not to accept corporate PAC money in her bid to represent Minnesota in the U.S. Senate.

Since launching her progressive campaign for the Democratic nomination, Flanagan has taken an anti-Israel stance and ripped Craig for having her previous campaigns bolstered by AIPAC dollars. However, reporting by Jewish Insider found that Flanagan wrote and submitted an Israel position paper, which AIPAC consultants viewed as Flanagan looking to work with the PAC’s vast network of donors.

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