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AIPAC's $30M Bet in Michigan | US News
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AIPAC is pouring nearly $30 million into Michigan Senate candidate Elissa Stevens’ campaign, aiming to block progressive challenger Abdul El-Sayed — a move marking their largest single-race investment ever. The race, steeped in tension within the Democratic Party, pits Stevens, a longtime pro-Israel advocate, against El-Sayed, whose Egyptian-American background and fiery critiques of Israel’s Gaza actions have galvanized grassroots support. While Stevens’ ads spotlight her manufacturing background and former President Obama — without mentioning Israel — El-Sayed weaponizes AIPAC’s spending as evidence of corporate influence in politics. With Michigan’s large Arab American community watching closely, the battle becomes a referendum on money vs. movement — and whether grassroots energy can outlast big money in America’s political arena.
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