Too Close to Call in New Jersey

“Analilia Mejia and Tom Malinowski are neck-and-neck for the Democratic nomination in New Jersey’s 11th congressional district, with Mejia currently leading Malinowski by 486 votes, 28.8% to 28.0%,” the New Jersey Globe reports.

Playbook: “An extraordinary backfire? A Rep. Mejia would be a victory for progressives (she’s backed by Bernie and AOC). The question on everybody’s lips: Did the pro-Israel lobby accidentally just elect the next Squad star? AIPAC spent big, and late, to take down Malinowski, a pro-Israel human rights advocate who’d run afoul of them by expressing openness to conditioning aid to Israel.”

“Mejia, by contrast, has accused Israel of genocide. AIPAC might have wanted to boost Way, but their ad deluge hammered Malinowski from the left on immigration — and Election Day votes skewed much more to Mejia than the pro-Malinowski early vote. Even if Malinowski pulls it out, AIPAC may have just made an enemy of a possible future House Foreign Affairs chair.”