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Mike Rogers Urged AIPAC to Hold Off Support

8/27/2026

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Summary

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Mike Rogers asked AIPAC not to publicly support his Senate campaign.
He attended three AIPAC fundraisers in Los Angeles on Aug. 23 and a fourth on Aug. 24.
Rogers met board chair Michael Tuchin and voiced reservations about a planned attack ad.
He urged United Democracy Project super PAC to slow its ad campaign against Abdul El-Sayed.
AIPAC has spent $32 million in the primary and retains $59 million in its account.

History

Historical Context

Congress passed the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act in 2002, signed by President George W. Bush and championed by Senators John McCain and Russ Feingold, to ban soft-money contributions and restrict issue ads. The Supreme Court upheld most of it in 2003, but the 2010 Citizens United decision removed corporate limits, fueling the $482 million PAC fundraising level seen in 2022.

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Story summary

Mike Rogers asked AIPAC not to publicly support his Senate campaign.
He attended three AIPAC fundraisers in Los Angeles on Aug. 23 and a fourth on Aug. 24.
Rogers met board chair Michael Tuchin and voiced reservations about a planned attack ad.
He urged United Democracy Project super PAC to slow its ad campaign against Abdul El-Sayed.
AIPAC has spent $32 million in the primary and retains $59 million in its account.

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