After Michigan upset, Aipac looks to back Republican candidate against Abdul El-Sayed

After Michigan upset, Aipac looks to back Republican candidate against Abdul El-Sayed Submitted by Yasmine El-Sabawi on Wed, 08/05/2026 - 15:39 While this was a race where Israel loomed large, the focus was on how the candidates were funded US Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed speaks to supporters and the media during a campaign rally in Detroit, Michigan, on 2 August 2026 (Rebecca Cook/Reuters) Off After spending more than $30m on a candidate who lost the Michigan Democratic Senate primary on Wednesday, the leading pro-Israel lobbying group in the US has now indicated it will pivot to the Republican in that race come November. The move highlights how the one-issue behemoth does not see itself as ideologically bound to one party or the other. "Our members remain determined to ensure that voters reject Dr El-Sayed and his radical anti-Israel agenda," the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee (Aipac) said in a statement.