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News from Progress Michigan
September 15, 2026
Contact: Levi Teitel, levi@progressmichigan.org
New Poll: AIPAC More Unpopular than NRA and Trump
Michiganders growing increasingly wary of pro-Israel lobby
MICHIGAN — Recent polling conducted by Progress Michigan in partnership with Public Policy Polling shows that fewer Michiganders view the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) favorably than either the National Rifle Association (NRA) or President Donald Trump. More than half of Michiganders hold an unfavorable opinion towards the organization with only about one in five holding a favorable opinion.
“For years, pundits and political analysts have warned AIPAC to avoid receiving a similar fate to the NRA after Parkland and other avoidable tragedies from gun violence,” said Levi Teitel, communications director of Progress Michigan. “But as the world watched a genocide unfold in Gaza while AIPAC and Trump cheered it on, it has officially lost the PR battle.
“Let’s be clear: AIPAC and the NRA should both be judged on their own. But while the NRA opposes popular gun violence prevention policies and is under legal investigations, AIPAC continues to have bipartisan influence in Michigan politics. The organization promotes an agenda that is indistinguishable from either the Trump or Netanyahu line, and Michiganders are deeply frustrated by endless wars in the Middle East that the two governments are facilitating. AIPAC is simply out of touch with the majority of Michiganders, and this polling confirms that.”
Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable opinion of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, also known as AIPAC?
Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable opinion of the National Rifle Association or NRA?
Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of Donald Trump?
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