The criticism from Stevens came days before the August 4 primary vote, which AIPAC has spent record levels on in an effort to defeat the anti-Israel El-Sayed, who has made opposition the pro-Israel group the key issue<\/a> in the race.<\/p>\n Abdul, we were both on the ballot in 2018. I was capable of winning my competitive primary and general election. You lost.<\/p>\n You lost by over twenty points to Gretchen Whitmer and you will lose to Mike Rogers by talking like this.<\/p>\n Everyone in America understands you want to blame\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/ODHf08x8GI<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Haley Stevens (@HaleyforMI) July 31, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n El-Sayed\u2019s rhetoric against AIPAC and Israel has alarmed many Jewish Democrats in Michigan, some of whom are now reconsidering their loyalty to the party<\/a> if he\u2019s victorious in the primary week, which they believe would portend an existential threat to the national Jewish community. If El-Sayed wins in a swing state, some fear more candidates with similar views will follow, and lead to an unsafe environment for Jews in Michigan and beyond.\n<\/p>\n The nationwide importance of the race and the Jewish vote was underscored when New York State Republicans recently made an explicit appeal for Jewish Democrats, stating in a digital ad campaign that Jews were leaving the party \u201cin droves\u201d \u201cfrom Maine to Michigan.\u201d Before he dropped out as the Democratic Senate nominee in Maine over sexual assault allegations he has denied, Graham Platner put anti-Israel criticism near the center of his platform, and opposition to the Jewish state has also helped fuel the primary wins of left-wing candidates in New York, Colorado and elsewhere.<\/p>\n
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