Haley Stevens Avoids Discussing AIPAC's $30 Million Support in Michigan Senate Primary
The article examines how U.S. Senate candidate Haley Stevens has largely avoided discussing the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), which has spent nearly $30 million backing her in Michigan's Democratic primary. This is AIPAC's largest single-race investment ever. Stevens, a four-term congresswoman, deflects questions about the group, instead focusing on manufacturing and her record. Her opponent, progressive Abdul El-Sayed, has made AIPAC's influence a central campaign issue, accusing Stevens of being beholden to billionaires. The race highlights deep Democratic divisions over Israel's war in Gaza, especially in Michigan, home to the largest Arab American population in the U.S. Outside groups have spent close to $50 million boosting Stevens, while she has spent only $1 million of her own campaign funds on advertising. Progressive figures like Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are campaigning for El-Sayed, framing the race as a test of grassroots organizing versus massive outside spending.
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Haley Stevens Avoids Discussing AIPAC's $30 Million Support in Michigan Senate Primary
The article examines how U.S. Senate candidate Haley Stevens has largely avoided discussing the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), which has spent nearly $30 million backing her in Michigan's Democratic primary. This is AIPAC's largest single-race investment ever. Stevens, a four-term congresswoman, deflects questions about the group, instead focusing on manufacturing and her record. Her opponent, progressive Abdul El-Sayed, has made AIPAC's influence a central campaign issue, accusing Stevens of being beholden to billionaires. The race highlights deep Democratic divisions over Israel's war in Gaza, especially in Michigan, home to the largest Arab American population in the U.S. Outside groups have spent close to $50 million boosting Stevens, while she has spent only $1 million of her own campaign funds on advertising. Progressive figures like Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are campaigning for El-Sayed, framing the race as a test of grassroots organizing versus massive outside spending.