AIPAC Weighs Backing Rogers With Tens of Millions After $32 Million Michigan Primary Loss
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Updated · The New York Times · Aug 5
AIPAC Weighs Backing Rogers With Tens of Millions After $32 Million Michigan Primary Loss
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Aug 5
Summary
AIPAC told allies it is considering a major fall spending campaign for Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers after failing to stop Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan’s Democratic primary.
The group’s super PAC, United Democracy Project, spent $32 million to boost Haley Stevens over El-Sayed, a sharp critic of Israel, but lost what was seen as its biggest primary test.
No final decision has been made, a UDP spokesman said, though AIPAC signaled its supporters remain determined to defeat El-Sayed in November and had about $80 million cash on hand at the end of June.
Backing a Republican in a competitive Michigan general election would mark an unusual move for AIPAC, which has long cast itself as bipartisan and only began federal election spending in 2022.