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AIPAC PAC Gives $9M Late to Mike Rogers Race

By Drooid · Oct 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC · How we work

Center

Timed Disclosure Evasion

AIPAC’s super PAC transferred $9 million to Great Lakes Conservatives Fund to support Mike Rogers in Michigan’s Senate race after the Oct 14 filing deadline.
The transfer was timed to evade pre-election disclosure, aligning with AIPAC’s announcement to cease endorsing candidates and making direct PAC contributions.
YouGov poll of 3,947 voters shows Abdul El-Sayed leading 49% to 48%.
AIPAC’s United Democracy Project has spent over $83 million in the 2026 election cycle.

Left

Foreign Lobby Influence

AIPAC’s United Democracy Project PAC gave money to Great Lakes Conservatives Fund for Mike Rogers’s Michigan Senate race after Oct 14 filing deadline.
Progressives framed the late, undisclosed donation as evidence of outsized foreign-policy lobby influence in the Michigan Senate race.
Mike Rogers, who resisted AIPAC, told an Oct 8 debate he would accept its assistance.
Senator Bernie Sanders contributed $1 million to Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign, with fellow Democrats pledging $300,000.

Blindspot

YouGov’s poll of 3,947 likely voters found Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed leading Republican Mike Rogers 49 percent to 48 percent.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Center-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Left-leaning coverage.

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Timed Disclosure Evasion

AIPAC’s super PAC transferred $9 million to Great Lakes Conservatives Fund to support Mike Rogers in Michigan’s Senate race after the Oct 14 filing deadline.
The transfer was timed to evade pre-election disclosure, aligning with AIPAC’s announcement to cease endorsing candidates and making direct PAC contributions.
YouGov poll of 3,947 voters shows Abdul El-Sayed leading 49% to 48%.
AIPAC’s United Democracy Project has spent over $83 million in the 2026 election cycle.

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