Abdul El-Sayed Is Beating Haley Stevens and the Money Is Not Helping Her At All [cNKRwItf2ka]
Abdul El-Sayed Is Beating Haley Stevens and the Money Is Not Helping Her At All SUBSCRIBE 👉 @hawkpodcasts Become a Member: Roughly 50 million dollars is flowing into the Michigan Democratic Senate primary between Haley Stevens and Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, and Hawk digs into where it comes from and whether it is working. Of that total, a reported 30 million comes from AIPAC, spent to support Stevens over El-Sayed, a physician and former Detroit health director who is Muslim and has been sharply critical of the Israeli government. Hawk frames this as a test case. Stevens has positioned herself as a full supporter of US aid to Israel, while El-Sayed represents the growing share of Democratic voters, especially those under 40, who want to condition or reduce that support. Michigan, with the large Arab American and Palestinian American community in Dearborn, is where that divide is sharpest, and Hawk argues the spending shows how these groups read the electorate. The through line is whether money can override where voters actually are. Hawk points to the recent California governor's primary, where Tom Steyer spent enormous sums of his own money and still finished third, and notes El-Sayed currently leads Stevens in the polling. His hope is that Michigan becomes another example of heavy outside spending failing to move a primary. #HaleyStevens #AbdulElSayed #AIPAC #Michigan #Dearborn #SenatePrimary #TomSteyer #Israel #ForeignPolicy #Democrats #CampaignFinance #Elections #2026Midterms #Gaza #Polling #Politics #News #CurrentEvents #Primary #Hawk Timestamps 00:02 Fifty million dollars into the Michigan primary 00:27 The reported 30 million from AIPAC 01:07 Stevens on US support for Israel 01:35 Dearborn and where the divide is sharpest 02:49 The California lesson: money does not always win 03:37 Whether AIPAC is misreading the electorate 04:32 Younger Democrats and Israel policy 04:55 El-Sayed leads in the polls and what it could mean If you have the means and want to support Hawk you can become a Channel Member: SUPPORT & CONNECT WITH HAWK - Support on Patreon: - Hawk's Merch Store: - Connect on TikTok: - Connect on BlueSky: - Connect on Substack: - Connect on Facebook: - Connect on Instagram: - Connect on Twitch: ALL HAWK PODCASTS INFO - Additional Content Available Here: - Listen to Hawk Podcasts On Your Favorite Platform: Spotify: Apple Podcasts: YouTube: iHeartRadio: Pandora: