How Abdul El-Sayed’s ‘extraordinary’ win stunned pro-Israel establishment

Detroit, Michigan – The sighs in the audience were audible as United States Congresswoman Haley Stevens closed in on Abdul El-Sayed’s lead in the Senate Democratic primary in Michigan.El-Sayed, a public health advocate, took the stage after midnight as uncertainty had dampened the once-celebratory mood among supporters in Detroit early on Wednesday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3How much has AIPAC spent against Michigan’s Abdul El-Sayed? And why?list 2 of 3DOJ sends monitors to Michigan poll sites as lawmakers warn of partisan aimlist 3 of 3Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Democratic primary for Senate in blow to AIPACend of list“I wish I could tell you that I was declaring victory right about now. It turns out it takes a long time to count some votes in Michigan. It’s a big state,” he joked.The progressive candidate went on to remind the crowd of what his campaign was up against: tens of millions of dollars in campaign spending from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and other special interest groups.“I want you to remind them that if we come through this, when we come through this, inshallah [God willing],” he said, “that we’ll have taken $70m on the ...