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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) has called on Democratic leaders to ban super PAC spending from the party’s primaries after AIPAC poured $32 million in the Michigan Senate primary race to defeat pro-Palestine Democrat Abdul El-Sayed — and is now poised to support his Republican opponent.

Sanders made the demand in a mock letter, posted on social media on Sunday, addressed to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York), and Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Ken Martin.

He says that it is not in Democrats’ interest to continue allowing super PACs like those funded by AIPAC to exercise such wide influence over Democratic primaries when they then work to defeat the party’s candidate in the general election.

“Corporate super PACs — including crypto, AI and online betting special interests — have already spent a record $517 million this election cycle, shattering the record set in 2024,” Sanders wrote. “It is absurd that they spend tens of millions of dollars to try to determine who the Democratic nominee is and, if they fail, then proceed to support the Republican candidate in the general election. That is not democracy. That is not what Democratic voters want.”

In his letter, Sanders references recent reporting that AIPAC plans to spend tens of........

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