Mike Rogers Asks AIPAC to Stay Off Air in Michigan Senate Race
- Allies of Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers asked the American Israel Public Affairs Committee to stop running advertisements for his campaign, citing concerns the group could become a liability in his race against Democrat Abdul El-Sayed.
- Rogers' team warned AIPAC they expected El-Sayed to win his primary and feared that AIPAC-backed ads would backfire, as they did when the group spent heavily supporting Representative Haley Stevens in the Democratic primary.
- Following a meeting last week between Rogers and AIPAC Board Chair Michael Tuchin, the organization shelved a completed television ad targeting El-Sayed, though reports indicate AIPAC officials were "angered" by the request.
- Rogers launched a "Democrats for Mike Rogers" coalition on Thursday to highlight voters wary of El-Sayed's positions on Israel and his past associations with figures accused of antisemitism.
- With both parties vying for control of the Senate, this nationally consequential race between Rogers and El-Sayed remains a tossup as candidates navigate shifting voter concerns regarding Israel and Michigan's large Arab-American population.
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