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Photo by Evan Cobb for > The Washington Post via Getty Images. > > Michigan’s Democratic primary for U.S. Senate is a three-way dead heat, > according to a new poll > <https://substack.com/redirect/c06503f3-5d96-4879-af1d-ffabc2a00632?j=eyJ1IjoiMTFydXg4In0.kGyg6Juh1vvNTYPpm11HUs-7zZuRWfUXibrBqTZI5dw> > conducted > for Drop Site News and Zeteo. > > The poll from Data for Progress found that 22% of likely Democratic > primary voters support Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, endorsed by Bernie Sanders and a > vocal critic of Israel; 23% support Haley Stevens, a pro-Israel Democrat > who is being backed by party leaders in Washington, D.C.; and 22% support > Mallory McMorrow, the J Street-endorsed candidate positioning herself in > between Stevens and El-Sayed. > > Notably, a third of voters were undecided—and a majority (64%) said they > are less likely to support a Senate candidate who receives donations from > AIPAC and other pro-Israel groups, while 10% said they are more likely. > > <https://substack.com/redirect/8bcaeef0-4467-47c1-88cc-b1b1ed66550c?j=eyJ1IjoiMTFydXg4In0.kGyg6Juh1vvNTYPpm11HUs-7zZuRWfUXibrBqTZI5dw> > > Data for Progress polled 515 likely Democratic primary voters in Michigan, > from April 2-8. The poll tested what would happen in a two-way race, and > found McMorrow would benefit more from El-Sayed dropping out than vice > versa: His voters are more likely to consider McMorrow their second choice, > whereas McMorrow’s are more likely to call Stevens their second choice, > suggesting that McMorrow and El-Sayed are not simply splitting the more > progressive vote. > > However, in all of the scenarios that were polled, a plurality of likely > Democratic primary voters remained unsure as to whom they would > support—suggesting that the race remains fully up for grabs with > three-and-a-half months left before the August 4 primary election. > > And, the poll indicates, Michigan primary voters appear to be far more > concerned about the influence of AIPAC, America’s top pro-Israel lobby, > than that of Hasan Piker, the leftist Twitch streamer who campaigned > <https://substack.com/redirect/b181991b-a67d-48a8-a172-5d0724f5655a?j=eyJ1IjoiMTFydXg4In0.kGyg6Juh1vvNTYPpm11HUs-7zZuRWfUXibrBqTZI5dw> > with > El-Sayed at two Michigan universities last week. > > This is second poll Drop Site and Zeteo have run together. If you want to > see more like this, upgrade your subscription and put “more polls” in the > subscriber note. > Subscribed > <https://substack.com/redirect/2/eyJlIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZHJvcHNpdGVuZXdzLmNvbS9hY2NvdW50IiwicCI6MTk0MjUxMTQyLCJzIjoyNTEwMzQ4LCJmIjpmYWxzZSwidSI6NjM0NDU1ODAsImlhdCI6MTc3NjI1MjkzNSwiZXhwIjoyMDkxODI4OTM1LCJpc3MiOiJwdWItMCIsInN1YiI6ImxpbmstcmVkaXJlY3QifQ.warE0DaV8xZLMT6hdPIzei0dzKKVjVpyqbB04szYRHA?> > > The poll found 62% of Michigan Democratic primary voters agreed that they > are less likely to trust a candidate would stand up for Michiganders in > general if they won’t stand up to AIPAC; 13% disagreed with this sentiment. > > Stevens has long been an AIPAC favorite. AIPAC’s political action > committee raised over $340,000 worth of direct campaign donations for > Stevens in early 2025, just before she announced her bid for Senate, though > it has not raised money directly for her Senate campaign. Last month, > Stevens taped a promotional video > <https://substack.com/redirect/e70f69c9-abb1-4e9a-87b5-b1d2e8b1bcc7?j=eyJ1IjoiMTFydXg4In0.kGyg6Juh1vvNTYPpm11HUs-7zZuRWfUXibrBqTZI5dw> > for > AIPAC, which in 2022 helped > <https://substack.com/redirect/9049dc4f-e0cf-4614-bfa3-9675b2b20593?j=eyJ1IjoiMTFydXg4In0.kGyg6Juh1vvNTYPpm11HUs-7zZuRWfUXibrBqTZI5dw> > her > oust former Michigan Democratic Rep. Andy Levin, a progressive who was > supportive of Israel but argued for Palestinian rights. > > El-Sayed and McMorrow have both been critical of Israel’s genocide in > Gaza, though McMorrow has been reluctant > <https://substack.com/redirect/5ed2106d-004b-4d67-8aa5-1d194c0b17cd?j=eyJ1IjoiMTFydXg4In0.kGyg6Juh1vvNTYPpm11HUs-7zZuRWfUXibrBqTZI5dw> > to > describe it this way—and has instead complained that the word “genocide” > has become some kind of “political purity test.” > > As Drop Site News previously reported, McMorrow privately drafted > <https://substack.com/redirect/ebf73674-4339-4765-bca0-0db642a90a95?j=eyJ1IjoiMTFydXg4In0.kGyg6Juh1vvNTYPpm11HUs-7zZuRWfUXibrBqTZI5dw> > a > “position paper” for AIPAC, according to one of her supporters, before > publicly demanding > <https://substack.com/redirect/eed99c9d-e907-4ef5-b2b4-bdaa2191dc86?j=eyJ1IjoiMTFydXg4In0.kGyg6Juh1vvNTYPpm11HUs-7zZuRWfUXibrBqTZI5dw> > a > permanent ceasefire in Gaza and saying that “this violence needs to stop.” > > McMorrow has been endorsed by the liberal pro-Israel lobby J Street. > > <https://substack.com/redirect/0834743a-0f51-4049-bba0-cd0442b95ac3?j=eyJ1IjoiMTFydXg4In0.kGyg6Juh1vvNTYPpm11HUs-7zZuRWfUXibrBqTZI5dw> > > Meanwhile, voters did not come to the poll concerned about El-Sayed’s > decision to hold rallies with Piker—despite the aggressive anti-Piker > cancellation campaign > <https://substack.com/redirect/0d47c074-f731-4af2-886f-6047f8db3e02?j=eyJ1IjoiMTFydXg4In0.kGyg6Juh1vvNTYPpm11HUs-7zZuRWfUXibrBqTZI5dw> > led > by the centrist think tank Third Way, which was egged on by both McMorrow > and Stevens. > > Per the poll, 13% of likely Democratic primary voters in Michigan view > Piker favorably, while 7% view him negatively. The vast majority of them > say they don’t know enough about Piker to have an opinion about him. > > The poll then gave voters more context on the controversy to assess > whether it would influence their vote. They were told that El-Sayed’s > opponents had criticized him for planning rallies with Piker, accusing > Hasan Piker of antisemitism and highlighting past controversial remarks, > and that El-Sayed has argued that criticism of Israel should not be > confused with antisemitism. > > Asked then whether they approve or disapprove of El-Sayed inviting Piker > to join his rallies on college campuses, 40% said they approve, 30% said > they disapprove, and 30% said they weren’t sure. > > <https://substack.com/redirect/3a533651-8134-4dd0-a4dc-c024103eabc3?j=eyJ1IjoiMTFydXg4In0.kGyg6Juh1vvNTYPpm11HUs-7zZuRWfUXibrBqTZI5dw> > > *The full poll results **are available here* > <https://substack.com/redirect/c06503f3-5d96-4879-af1d-ffabc2a00632?j=eyJ1IjoiMTFydXg4In0.kGyg6Juh1vvNTYPpm11HUs-7zZuRWfUXibrBqTZI5dw> > *.* > Leave a comment > <https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=2510348&post_id=194251142&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&isFreemail=false&comments=true&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo2MzQ0NTU4MCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MTk0MjUxMTQyLCJpYXQiOjE3NzYyNTI5MzUsImV4cCI6MTc3ODg0NDkzNSwiaXNzIjoicHViLTI1MTAzNDgiLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.cHc7IBcxCId1mqOQcocKJ3-4w1675zwbwmx1uXhWEXs&r=11rux8&utm_campaign=email-half-magic-comments&action=post-comment> > Share > <https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=2510348&post_id=194251142&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&utm_campaign=email-share&action=share&triggerShare=true&isFreemail=false&r=11rux8&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo2MzQ0NTU4MCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MTk0MjUxMTQyLCJpYXQiOjE3NzYyNTI5MzUsImV4cCI6MTc3ODg0NDkzNSwiaXNzIjoicHViLTI1MTAzNDgiLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.cHc7IBcxCId1mqOQcocKJ3-4w1675zwbwmx1uXhWEXs> > A guest post by > Andrew Perez > <https://substack.com/@andrewperezme?utm_campaign=guest_post_bio&utm_medium=email> > Senior politics editor at Zeteo > Subscribe to Andrew > <https://substack.com/redirect/401cacb6-8565-40d2-a60e-703fb5832add?j=eyJ1IjoiMTFydXg4In0.kGyg6Juh1vvNTYPpm11HUs-7zZuRWfUXibrBqTZI5dw> > Wait! 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