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United Democracy Project, a super PAC associated with the pro-Israel group AIPAC, has resumed spending $95,000 in Michigan’s Senate race targeting Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed through direct mail to Jewish voters. The mailers reference a synagogue attack and criticize El-Sayed's response, while also highlighting his stance on Israel compared to El-Sayed’s opponent Rep. Haley Stevens, who supports Israel more strongly. This spending contrasts with their extensive $33 million involvement in the Democratic primary but is minimal now as El-Sayed faces former Republican Mike Rogers, a staunch supporter of Israel.
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United Democracy Project, a super PAC tied to the pro-Israel group AIPAC, has resumed its activities in Michigan's Senate race by spending $95,000 on mailers that target Democrat Abdul El-Sayed. The new campaign finance report filed with the Federal Election Commission shows the project is focusing on 130,000 Jewish voters. These mailers highlight an earlier incident involving El-Sayed’s comment about a synagogue attack in March, which was described by the FBI as a "Hezbollah-inspired act of terrorism." Despite apologizing for potentially misleading remarks, El-Sayed faces continued criticism from this pro-Israel group, aiming to influence voter sentiment against him during the election.
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A super PAC tied to the pro-Israel group AIPAC has resumed spending in Michigan’s critical Senate race, funding new mailers targeting Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, according to a new campaign finance report.
uncertain
PAC → tie → report
The group, United Democracy Project, hadn’t been involved in the general election despite spending millions to oppose El-Sayed, a vocal critic of Israel, in the Democratic primary in August.
asserted
group → involve → August
The group filed a report with the Federal Election Commission on Friday showing that it spent $95,000 on mailers opposing El-Sayed.
asserted
it → file → Sayed
The group is targeting 130,000 Jewish voters with mailers, according to spokesperson Patrick Dorton.
uncertain
group → target → Dorton
The mailer features a headline about an attack on a Michigan synagogue in March, which the FBI described as “Hezbollah- inspired act of terrorism.”
asserted
FBI → feature → terrorism
“Abdul El-Sayed’s response: ‘Hurt people hurt people,’” the mailer reads, according to a copy shared with NBC News.
uncertain
mailer → hurt → News
El-Sayed apologized in late August for his response to the attack, saying his comments “may have been misconstrued to justify something I did not mean to justify.”
uncertain
I → apologize → something
The new spending is just a fraction of the $33 million United Democracy Project spent on ads in the Democratic primary against El-Sayed and in support of his primary opponent, Rep. Haley Stevens, according to the ad-tracking firm AdImpact.
uncertain
Project → spend → firm
Stevens is a staunch supporter of Israel, while El-Sayed has accused Israel of committing a genocide in Gaza.
asserted
Sayed → accuse → Gaza
El-Sayed is now facing off against former GOP Rep. Mike Rogers, who has slammed his opponent for his positions on Israel.
asserted
who → face → Israel
During their first debate Thursday night, Rogers said he would welcome AIPAC’s involvement when asked about an Axios report that the former congressman’s allies had asked the group to stay out of the race.
asserted
allies → say → race
“Anybody that wants to help my campaign stop a guy who can’t condemn terrorism in our own country because he’s so close to the people who are supporting the Muslim Brotherhood, again, I’ll take all of that help,” Rogers said.
asserted
Rogers → want → help
El-Sayed interjected to say, “Again, I’ve condemned them.”
asserted
I → interject → them
El-Sayed was asked during the debate whether he would support funding for defensive weapons for Israel if the country was attacked.
“I don’t want our tax dollars buying weapons for other countries.
asserted
dollars → ask → countries
I don’t know what’s so hard about that,” El-Sayed responded.
asserted
Sayed → know → that
He was also whether Iran or Israel posed a bigger threat to the United States, and declined to answer, calling the question “a ridiculous hypothetical.”
asserted
Iran → pose → question
“I don’t want to be pushed into war by Israel, and I don’t want to be in a war with Iran,” El-Sayed said.
asserted
Sayed → want → Iran
“I want our money spent here to buy schools and healthcare and childcare here.
asserted
money → want → schools
I don’t understand why that is so inconceivable.”
asserted
that → understand → ?
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