How Does TrackAIPAC Actually Track AIPAC?

TrackAIPAC, a social media outfit founded in 2024 by Casey Kennedy and Cory Archibald, deploys red anti-endorsement graphics on candidates it says have received pro-Israel lobby funding, but the group tracks money from across the entire Israel advocacy ecosystem—not just AIPAC itself. The group's broad methodology has drawn criticism for conflating organizations like J Street, which bills itself as a liberal alternative to AIPAC, with the hardline pro-Israel group after it flagged Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss with over $460,000 in pro-Israel spending despite his progressive positions. TrackAIPAC is revising its signature red cards to itemize donations from specific pro-Israel groups separately and include candidates' policy positions on Israel-Palestine, while also piloting a questionnaire that would allow politicians to earn card changes by committing to arms embargoes and opposing restrictions on BDS.