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Mike Rogers Now Says He Welcomes AIPAC Support After Allies Previously Told Group To Butt Out

Rogers said at a debate that he would welcome AIPAC’s support in his campaign against Abdul El-Sayed.

Mike Rogers Now Says He Welcomes AIPAC Support After Allies Previously Told Group To Butt Out
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This article1 analysis · Oct 9, 2026
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Michigan Senate nominee Mike Rogers said he would welcome AIPAC’s support in the race, despite reports that allies previously discouraged the group from spending on his behalf. The article also describes AIPAC-related spending and contrasting positions from Rogers and his opponent, Abdul El-Sayed.

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Republican nominee for Michigan’s U.S. Senate seat

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Democratic representative who lost the Michigan Senate primary to El-Sayed

Thomas Massie
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Republican representative who introduced a bill concerning AIPAC and whose amendment sought to cut aid to Israel

Former New York City comptroller and House candidate mentioned in relation to an AIPAC campaign pledge

Democratic Michigan Senate nominee and Rogers’s opponent

Democratic representative mentioned in an account of AIPAC-related support in his primary

Republican Kentucky congressional nominee and Massie’s primary opponent

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Mike Rogers Says He Would Accept AIPAC Support

Mike Rogers and Abdul El-Sayed debated in Michigan’s Senate race; Donald Trump later praised Rogers and attacked El-Sayed. Left-leaning outlets center Trump’s attacks and Rogers’s remarks about El-Sayed’s family. Center outlets split among Rogers’s AIPAC stance, competing assessments of who won, and strategists’ view that the debate may not shift the race. Right-leaning outlets emphasize Rogers’s accusations against El-Sayed and Trump’s praise, while also reporting Rogers’s welcome for AIPAC support.

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