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Behind the Aegis

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Mon Oct 25, 2021, 11:19 PM Oct 2021

(Jewish Group) Meet the Jewish woman steering one of America's largest and most influential liberal

Meet the Jewish woman steering one of America’s largest and most influential liberal donor groups

Politico called the Democracy Alliance, one of the country’s major liberal donor groups, “secretive.” The conservative Washington Free Beacon called it “George Soros’s shadowy dark money donor club.”

But the group’s new president, Pamela Shifman, says she’s all about shining a light — on what she calls threats to democracy, right-wing antisemitism and other issues.

The Democracy Alliance raises money in support of organizations the group says works to “advance a progressive agenda.” Unlike some other liberal fundraising groups such as MoveOn that cite large numbers of donors, the Democracy Alliance focuses on major giving only: Donors must commit to giving at least $200,000 per year to enter. The group boasts Tom Steyer, Susie Tompkins Buell and, yes, left-wing megadonor George Soros among its members — but most of its donors are anonymous.

Shifman, who comes from a family of liberal Jewish activists, said she is not happy with the role of anonymous or “dark” money in political giving. But she is also not ready to give it up yet.

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I wonder if she has been "properly" vetted.
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