Sanders donates $1M to El-Sayed campaign in Michigan Senate race
Sanders shifted $1 million from his campaign war chest and urged other progressives to help offset AIPAC’s planned spending.
- On Wednesday, Senator Bernie Sanders transferred $1 million to Democrat Abdul El-Sayed's campaign after learning the American Israel Public Affairs Committee planned to spend up to $9 million to defeat him.
- AIPAC is investing in Republican Mike Rogers for the general election, a rare decision that Sanders has long opposed as part of a broader fight for the Democratic Party's direction.
- Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez also donated $1 million to El-Sayed recently, while Sanders' team collected pledges totaling $300,000 from allies including Senators Martin Heinrich, Tina Smith, Chris Van Hollen, and Jeff Merkley.
- AIPAC responded to the contribution with mocking posts on X, characterizing Sanders' accusations as "obsessive scapegoating" in a tongue-in-cheek reply to the senator's challenge.
- The Michigan race underscores the influence of outside money in politics, with Sanders calling the donation "a way to stand with democracy" amid his criticism of U.S. support for Israel.
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Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic candidate for the Senate in the state of Michigan, has faced in recent weeks new attacks from Republicans as well as insistent questions about his family. Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, 41, born and raised in Michigan, is Muslim. He has repeatedly spoken publicly about his past and has a...
Senator Bernie Sanders pointed out that the AIPAC organization allocates funds to influence Congress and promote wars in the Middle East.
Bernie Sanders gives $1 million to bolster El-Sayed and counter AIPAC in Michigan - The Boston Globe
The transfer came a day after the news that the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC was planning to contribute as much as $9 million to defeat the Democratic nominee for Senate.
Bernie Sanders Is Betting Big On El-Sayed With The Midterm Clock Ticking
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) threw Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed a $1 million lifeline on Wednesday to bolster his Senate bid against Republican Mike Rogers. Sanders then started working the phones to raise more money for El-Sayed after learning that the pro-Israel American Israel Public Affairs Committee was preparing to spend up to $9 million to help Rogers win. “What I have done today was not only put a million into Abdul’s campaign, but …
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