Sanders gives $1 million to El-Sayed as AIPAC plans up to $9 million against him
Sen. Bernie Sanders transferred $1 million to support Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed, a day after news that AIPAC planned to spend as much as $9 million to defeat him.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has given $1 million to boost Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Michigan, The New York Times reports. The transfer came one day after news that the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC planned to contribute as much as $9 million to defeat El-Sayed.
Sanders and AIPAC also feuded online on Thursday, The Hill reports. The dispute centered on donations from AIPAC's political action committee to Mike Rogers, the Republican Senate candidate in Michigan.
In a post, Sanders said AIPAC was spending as much as $9 million against El-Sayed. He also made broader accusations against the group, including that it is responsible for the U.S. being at war in Iran. The Hill's excerpt of the post is cut off, and it does not include AIPAC's reply.
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- The HillSanders feuds with AIPAC over last-minute Rogers donationsThu, Oct 22, 2:52 PM EDT
- The New York TimesBernie Sanders Gives $1 Million to Bolster El-Sayed and Counter AIPAC in MichiganThu, Oct 22, 7:02 PM EDT
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