How did AIPAC-backed candidates fare in the US midterm elections?

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Nearly a year before he stunned many by winning a seat in the United States Senate from Texas, James Talarico drew attention for his vehement rejection of campaign funding from the country’s largest pro-Israel lobbying group, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). “I’ve never taken money from AIPAC, and I’m not taking money from AIPAC in this campaign,” Talarico said in a clip for a podcast that later went viral. “Seeing what’s happening in Gaza makes me sick to my stomach as a teacher, as a Christian, as a human being.” On November 3, Talarico won by more than 12 percentage points.