Stevens and El-Sayed trade personal attacks and other takeaways from the Michigan Senate primary debate

Tens of millions of dollars in AIPAC-linked spending on TV ads targeting El-Sayed have played a critical role in the Michigan race - potentially damaging him, but also providing fodder for the progressive's calls to get big money out of politics and his efforts to link Stevens to Israel's war in Gaza.

On the subject of "unkindness," El-Sayed pivoted to address television advertisements by a group funded by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee that cast him as having a history of disparaging women.

Still, the congresswoman pounced, recounting some of those El-Sayed comments in her own words.

El-Sayed said AIPAC supports Stevens because "they know she'll be a reliable vote."

Stevens said she would "absolutely not" do AIPAC's bidding if she wins, but also said she does have differences with El-Sayed over the future of Israel and the Palestinian people.

El-Sayed and Stevens are facing off in the highest-stakes Democratic primary of the 2026 midterm elections - one that pits a progressive favorite against an establishment-backed moderate in one of the nation's most important battleground states.