Mike Rogers, the Republican nominee for Senate in Michigan, attended a total of, not one, not two, but three fundraisers hosted by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) in Los Angeles on Sunday, as well as another which was planned for Monday, according to The New York Times.
AIPAC, a powerful lobbying group for Israel in the United States, that is facing growing animosity in the Democratic Party from progressive critics of Israel, has spent weeks preparing to start an ad campaign to support Rogers, despite concerns from Rogers and his allies that support from the group could politically backfire in Michigan.
AIPAC spent $32 million through its main super PAC, the United Democracy Project, in an unsuccessful effort to defeat Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, a vocal critic of Israel and AIPAC, in Michigan’s Democratic Senate Primary. This month, which the super PAC entered with $59 million in its account, it took the extraordinary step of making plans to spend on behalf of Mr. Rogers, who has long been supportive of Israel, and against Dr. El-Sayed.