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Rogers Allies Ask AIPAC Not to Advertise for His Michigan Senate Campaign

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Courtroom-sketch editorial illustration of Mike Rogers shown waist-up with one open hand raised, against red, blue, and white geometric shapes with stars, drawn in warm ochre and slate-blue chalk and pastel strokes with cross-hatching on sepia newsprint.

Allies of Republican Michigan Senate nominee Mike Rogers asked AIPAC not to run visible advertising on his behalf after Rogers spoke with chairman Michael Tuchin in Los Angeles last week. AIPAC shelved a prepared video attacking Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed the next day, and direct talks have since gone cold as Jewish Republican donors try to mediate. Rogers’s allies suggested quieter support through donor referrals or AIPAC strategists. El-Sayed has called Israel a “rogue state,” accused it of genocide and apartheid, and declined to affirm its right to exist as a Jewish state; Rogers said he welcomes support from the pro-Israel community.

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