Impact of Political Spending in Michigan Elections

And the primary sponsor of what always happens in Israel and against the Palestinians is the United States

Now, a new round of primary elections for the US Congress

A new test of the influence of political money in shaping the electoral landscape

Especially through the spending of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, AIPAC

The state of Michigan, home to the largest Arab community in the United States, is

the focus of events today, where the race is heating up within the Democratic Party

between current Representative Haley Stevens and progressive candidate Abdul Rahman El-Sayed

to win a seat in the Senate

According to estimates tracking AIPAC and its political allies,

more than 100 million dollars for their Democratic candidates in these elections

This is the figure that has grown over the months, with Stevens' share alone

reaching about 30 million dollars, as part of a spending wave that is the highest in the committee's history

Stevens does not get involved in this debate, merely saying:

Everyone who supported me supports me because of my dedication to the people of Michigan.

But the debate is already open and escalating since the outbreak of the war in Gaza,

which has caused a clear division within the Democratic Party,

especially with the rise of a progressive left-wing current led by New York's Zohran Mamdani

and the socialist leadership of Bernie Sanders. He and his counterparts in other states believe

that this election is a referendum on interference in shaping American decision-making through targeted spending.

But observers wonder how clear this issue is in the minds of voters,

especially in light of the spending methodology adopted by AIPAC,

which is spending through the appropriate political arms of each party.

For example, most of the spending for Democratic candidates goes through the United Democracy Project.

This is clearly reflected in the Stevens battle in Michigan.

There is no mention of Israel at all; instead, the ads focus on Stevens' successes

in the manufacturing sector and her special relationship with former President Barack Obama.

According to monitoring groups, Stevens has directly spent a million dollars.

on advertisements, while its supporters spent about 50 million dollars

including the Michigan Stronger organization, which spent about 12 million dollars without disclosing its donors

But despite that complex American financial landscape,

progressive voices succeeded in breaking through, including candidates of Arab origin,

like Abeer Kawas in New York, as well as Representative Rashida Tlaib, representing the second district in Michigan itself.

And while Abdul El-Sayed's supporters see that the battle goes beyond him to confronting the influence of political money in US elections,

others believe that voters may make their choices based on domestic issues,

such as the economy and services. Between these two trends, Michigan remains a new test shaping the future of the Democratic Party.