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and attacking the progressive Cavanaugh.

The Democratic Majority for Israel PAC even engaged in laundering its money through another PAC (see below) to cover its tracks

The centrist Powell won, barely, arfffff.

Here are the receipts:

Conservative PAC ties Democratic candidate in Nebraska's CD2 race to Trump

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143643133

With less than six weeks until the May primary elections, Nebraskans might see more and more political advertising on TV and online.

In the past couple of days, some have seen an ad featuring an unlikely pair: Omaha State Sen. John Cavanaugh, who is seeking the Democratic nomination in the 2nd Congressional District, and President Donald Trump.

The ad points to a bill from Cavanaugh and claims the lawmaker is "enacting Trump's policy" by introducing the bill this legislative session. The ad states Cavanaugh's proposal would mirror Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill and asks viewers to thank the lawmaker for supporting Trump's "MAGA agenda."

Google's Ads Transparency Center shows the online video ad was published by the conservative American Action Network Inc. and played throughout the 2nd Congressional District up to 100,000 times.

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Controversial Pro-Israel PAC Launders Spending Through Another PAC (Nebraska's 2nd District, the Blue Dot)

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221209285

Nebraska congressional candidate Denise Powell had rejected the support of Democratic Majority for Israel. So DMFI transferred its ad buy to a different organization.

https://prospect.org/2026/04/30/controversial-pro-israel-pac-launders-spending-powell-nebraska/


Centrist Democrat Denise Powell is running in Nebraska’s Second Congressional District. Credit: Denise Powell for Congress

A swing-seat congressional primary in Nebraska that’s already swarming with outside spending has a new twist with a familiar ring. Big money from a pro-Israel super PAC was en route to help its preferred candidate, but the ham-fisted attempt to conceal that support may backfire on its intended beneficiary, centrist New Democrat–endorsed candidate Denise Powell.

Since mid-March, outside groups have spent $2.93 million (as of April 29) in Nebraska’s Second Congressional District, supporting Powell and opposing state Sen. John Cavanaugh, a populist candidate with an extensive personal and family political history in the Omaha region that the district encompasses. Cavanaugh had been the early favorite in the race for the open seat vacated by Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) and won by Democrats in the last two presidential elections. The nearly $3 million already poured into the contest is an enormous amount for the relatively modest media market of Omaha and environs. The election is May 12.

Some of that outside money was scheduled to come from Democratic Majority for Israel, a pro-Israel super PAC. DMFI had made a $176,050 ad buy for the week of April 27. The group filled out issue advertisement agreement forms with WOWT, the NBC affiliate in Omaha, among other stations. The WOWT agreement was signed by Michael D’Ettorre of the media placement agent Grassroots Media. Jay Peterson, the treasurer of DMFI PAC, is listed on the form. The form states that the ad was submitted to the station last Friday, April 24.



WOWT filled out a “buy sheet” for the ads, showing precisely when they would run throughout the day, with slots in the morning and evening local news broadcasts, Meet the Press, The Today Show, Saturday Night Live, the NBA playoffs, the Kentucky Derby, and various prime-time programs.


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There also were some really sus, really dodgy attacks on DU smearing Cavanaugh as well, posts full of lies and smears, ludicrously calling him a Trumper, which is just madness.

Here is a great rebuttal to that bollocks:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221236405