How Middle East conflict is infiltrating the tight US Senate race in Michigan

Heated discourse over Israel and influencer Hasan Piker has created cracks between progressive and establishment Democratic candidates in key swing state Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox A heated debate over criticism of Israel and the political influencer Hasan Piker ’s role on the left has bitterly divided progressive and establishment Democrats in a US Senate race in Michigan , an electorally critical swing state. The ongoing controversy likely marks a preview of things to come as the midterm and 2028 election seasons ramp up, and it is drawing warnings from Arab American leaders in a state where the party’s Israel policy badly damaged Kamala Harris’s campaign. Mallory McMorrow, a state senator favored by much of the establishment, is locked in a tight three-way race with the progressive Abdul El-Sayed , and Haley Stevens, the US representative who is backed by Aipac.