密歇根州共和党参议院提名人迈克·罗杰斯（Mike Rogers）暗示，在与民主党人阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德（Abdul El-Sayed）展开的激烈竞争中，他将接受美国以色列公共事务委员会（AIPAC）的支持。
Michigan GOP Senate nominee Mike Rogers signaled he would accept support from AIPAC as he remains locked in a tight contest against Democrat Abdul El-Sayed.
罗杰斯在周四的一场辩论中被问及是否会欢迎该委员会的公开支持时，明确没有排除这种可能性。
Rogers was asked during a debate Thursday whether he would welcome public backing from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee — and he pointedly did not rule it out.
他说：“任何想要帮助我的竞选阻止埃尔-赛义德的人，我都接受所有的帮助。”
“Anybody that wants to help my campaign stop” El-Sayed, he said, “I'll take all of that help.”
AIPAC的超级政治行动委员会“联合民主项目”（United Democracy Project）在民主党激烈的初选中曾投入超过3000万美元反对埃尔-赛义德。
AIPAC’s super PAC, United Democracy Project, uncorked more than $30 million against El-Sayed in Democrats’ bruising primary.
埃尔-赛义德将这笔资金潮作为攻击武器，抨击该团体的巨额支出以争取进步派的支持，当时在加沙战争背景下，民主党人对以色列的支持急剧下降。
El-Sayed turned the deluge into a cudgel, railing against the group’s heavy spending to rally progressives to his side as support for Israel cratered among Democrats amid the war in Gaza.
根据广告追踪机构AdImpact的数据，该组织此后似乎并未投放电视广告。
The group does not appear to have spent on television ads since, according to tracker AdImpact.
辩论主持人向罗杰斯问及Axios在8月份的一篇报道，该报道称这名共和党人的盟友曾要求AIPAC不要替他做广告。
The debate moderator asked Rogers about an Axios report from August that said allies of the Republican had asked AIPAC not to advertise on his behalf.
报道称，在罗杰斯与AIPAC董事会主席迈克尔·图钦（Michael Tuchin）交谈一天后，该组织取消了一则针对埃尔-赛义德的视频广告。
The report said the group scrapped a video ad against El-Sayed a day after Rogers spoke with AIPAC board chair Michael Tuchin.
据报道，罗杰斯还于8月份出席了AIPAC在加州举办的筹款活动。“联合民主项目”的一位代表拒绝置评。
Rogers also reportedly attended fundraisers hosted by AIPAC in California in August. A representative for UDP declined to comment.
罗杰斯和埃尔-赛义德在辩论中就美国对以色列的军事援助发生了冲突。
Rogers and El-Sayed clashed over U.S. military aid for Israel in their debate.
罗杰斯表示他支持以色列“在一个非常艰难的地区保卫自己的权利”，而埃尔-赛义德则表示“我不希望我们的税款为其他国家购买武器”。
Rogers said he supports Israel’s “right to defend itself in a very difficult neighborhood,” while El-Sayed said “I don’t want our tax dollars buying weapons for other countries.”