TBH when I said "propaganda" I was grouping a lot of that under that when I should have been more specific.
But that and similar things is what I was referring to with "I don't understand how this much power over the US was ever deemed acceptable".
I remember seeing the articles about them funding the campaign of someone opposing someone else who had been critical if Israel. I don't remember which state or what position, but it wasn't just a one off either.
and also a story from earlier this year: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/03/aipac-israel-spendi...
The MO is basically to try and defeat democrats in primaries who aren't giving carte blanche in terms of spending or support. If their candidate wins the primary, it doesn't matter much who wins the general election, since they have support of R's.