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How Andy Levin's defeat in Michigan was — and wasn't — all about AIPAC

JL;DR SUMMARY In a closely watched primary in Michigan’s newly drawn 11th District, Rep. Andy Levin, who has been critical of certain Israeli policies, was defeated by Rep. Haley Stevens, supported heavily by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Two State SolutionBernie SandersAipacPro Israel LobbyU.S. PoliticsAndy LevinHaley StevensDemocratic PrimariesMichigan Primary

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Michigan, United States
"An hour after polls closed in Michigan Tuesday, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee sent out a press release celebrating the defeat of Jewish Rep. Andy Levin, who lost to fellow Democrat Rep. Haley Stevens by 20 points in a rare incumbent-vs.-incumbent primary."
Detroit, Michigan, United States
"Consider the newly-drawn 11th District. It includes Detroits northwest suburbs within Oakland County, which Levin lived in for most of his life, but includes only 25% of the district Levin has represented in Congress since 2019."
Minnesota, United States
"He also defended Reps. Rashida Tlaib from Michigan and Ilhan Omar from Minnesota, who have been accused of antisemitism and openly support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement targeting Israel."
Dearborn Heights, Michigan, United States
"The group spent nearly as much $4.1 million as it did in the Levin-Stevens race in a district that includes the heavily Arab city of Dearborn Heights."
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
"The group suffered a loss, though, in the most high-profile of those contests, in Pennsylvanias 12th District, which includes Pittsburgh."

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