Gaza Decided Midterms; Democrats Won Both Chambers — SkimNews
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- Democratic Party won control of the House of Representatives and Senate in the 2026 midterms, which the author attributes to voters’ opposition to politicians supporting Israel’s wars.
- Abdul El-Sayed defeated Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan after addressing Israeli military actions and U.S. taxpayer funding; Haley Stevens, whom AIPAC had supported against El-Sayed, endorsed Rogers days before the election.
- AIPAC spent nearly $30 million backing Stevens against El-Sayed in the Democratic primary—its largest-ever investment in a single race—while an affiliated super PAC continued spending against him after the primary, benefiting Rogers.
- JD Vance said four priorities motivated voters: ending the Iran war, addressing inflation and the cost of living, advancing America First and changing the U.S. relationship to Israel; Trump called his analysis good while standing by the Iran war.
- The joint U.S.-Israeli war with Iran was deemed wrong by 62% of voters in an election-night poll, while 74% identified the war as a crucial or major factor in their votes.
- Trump told a voter in Dearborn during the 2024 campaign that the violence in Gaza had to stop and that the United States wanted peace, a position the article contrasts with the subsequent U.S.-Israeli initiation of the Iran war.
Why it matters: AIPAC’s nearly $30 million intervention failed to stop El-Sayed, while Republicans lost both chambers after Vance counted the U.S.-Israel relationship among four voter priorities. Democrats cannot assume Gaza anger belongs to them: the author says it belongs to American voters who demand an end to financed violence.
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