Hi Friends,

We've just released our new report: Bad Blues 2026.

In it we detail the outrages committed by six Democrats in the House who deserve to be primaried by progressive challengers. One of them is Lois Frankel of Florida's twenty-second district. We've pasted her profile into this email below, which you should feel free to share.

You can read the full report here.

Congresswoman Lois Frankel quit the Progressive Caucus in 2023 because not all of its members shared her "unwavering support for Israel” — as a genocide was developing. She joined with Republicans and roughly 20 Democrats to censure Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib over her unequivocal opposition to Israel’s war on Gaza, distorting Tlaib's statements. In 2021, Frankel had signed onto a similarly dishonest condemnation of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar. In 2017, Frankel celebrated Trump's decision to call Jerusalem the capital of Israel. In 2023 she was one of 12 Democrats joining Republicans to fund weapons to Isreal and defund the IRS. In 2024 she was one of 16 Democrats joining with Republicans to approve more weapons shipments to Israel and to block President Biden from withholding 2,000-pound bombs.

In February 2026, Frankel published a press release about Trump's launching of war on Iran, which reads in its entirety:
 
"The Iranian regime and its proxies have wreaked murderous havoc across the region—targeting U.S. servicemembers, Israel, and other allies, while advancing dangerous missile and nuclear programs that threaten global security," said Rep. Frankel. "This threat must be eliminated, and President Trump should come to Congress to consult Members on his Administration’s objectives and plans moving forward. I am keeping our allies and our brave military in my thoughts as events unfold."

There's not even the obligatory lament over high gas prices there. Frankel has personal investments in top greenhouse gas emitters Duke Energy and Dominion Energy, and has failed to cosponsor the Green New Deal.

Frankel has taken in roughly two million dollars in her career from AIPAC and aligned organizations that promote the Israeli government. Thus far in the current election cycle, she has taken in $1,754,187 from all sources, with AIPAC her top organizational funder, and with the second-biggest funder having put in less than 10% of what AIPAC has.

In April 2026, Frankel was one of 42 Democrats who joined most Republicans in voting to give President Trump the power to spy on U.S. residents without warrants. Frankel has acted with most Republicans and against most Democrats nine times when Democrats could have prevailed had they all voted together — seven times by voting with the Republicans and twice by not voting.

After years of facing no opposition, Frankel is finally in a primary contest with activist and lawyer Victoria Doyle.

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