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Harris Campaigns for El-Sayed in Michigan Senate Race
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In Short: Former Vice President Kamala Harris is campaigning in Michigan to support Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, aiming to rally voters in a critical swing state.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris is campaigning in Michigan to support Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, aiming to rally voters in a critical swing state. Harris will join El-Sayed in Detroit for an event aimed at building support among Black voters, according to the Bozeman Daily Chronicle. The stops with Harris come as El-Sayed is trying to win over voters in the Democratic stronghold.
El-Sayed's progressive platform contrasts with Harris' past moderate positions. He is running to the left of the Democratic Party establishment, advocating for universal healthcare and opposing U.S. arms sales to Israel. This stance has caused some Democratic Jewish voters to support his opponent, Mike Rogers, a Republican candidate.
El-Sayed is facing an uphill battle in the November election. Although he won the Democratic nomination, a majority of the city’s primary voters rejected him in favor of Rogers. The most recent survey, conducted by Rasmussen Reports from October 12-14 among 798 likely Michigan voters, found El-Sayed leading Rogers 46 percent to 44 percent.
Rogers has been campaigning in Detroit, a predominantly Black city where his campaign is optimistic he can pick up support from voters hesitant to support El-Sayed. During a rally in Monroe, Rogers criticized El-Sayed's past critical comments about America's history, saying, “It's clear – Abdul doesn't love this community, Democrat or Republican.”
El-Sayed is facing off against Republican Mike Rogers in the November 3 election for the seat being vacated by Senator Gary Peters. The winner of Michigan’s Senate race could help shape health care, climate, and campaign finance policy in Washington, D.C.
Some Democratic Jewish voters are supporting Rogers because of El-Sayed's stance on U.S. arms sales to Israel. New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who has been stumping for El-Sayed on the campaign trail, called questions about him having ties to the Muslim Brotherhood 'racist.'
The heated debate between El-Sayed and Rogers came as Americans prepare to head to the polls for the midterm elections in November. El-Sayed's sister-in-law's reported federal terror watchlist history has also been a point of contention, with Rogers blaming him for her situation.
If Democrats hold Michigan's seat, they'd still need to win four more currently held by the GOP to control the 100-member Senate. The outcome of this race could have significant implications for the balance of power in the Senate.
What this adds
The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports that El-Sayed's campaign is optimistic about picking up support in Detroit, while Rogers' campaign is optimistic about support from voters hesitant to support El-Sayed.
Background
Former Vice President Kamala Harris is campaigning in Michigan to support Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed.
Democratic Senate or Senators for Democracy was an electoral alliance in Spain formed by the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), Democratic Left (ID) and Liberal Alliance (AL) to contest the 1977 Spanish Senate election in a number of constituencies, including Badajoz, Burgos, Granada, Madrid, Málaga, Murcia and Oviedo. In the latter, the Communist Party of Spain (PCE) also participated.
What's confirmed
- DETROIT (AP) — Former Vice President Kamala Harris will campaign on Tuesday in Michigan in an effort to rally Democratic voters behind progressive Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in a swing state that will help determine control of the Senate.
- While El-Sayed has denied connections to the Muslim Brotherhood, the Washington Free Beacon reported that it discovered social media posts from over a decade ago from the Michigan candidate’s half sister who has the same mother as him.
- “So that means you’re bought off by George Soros’ family. That means that you’re bought off by Hamas, Hezbollah, Al-Qaeda. Those people who are supporting you pour that money into your campaign. You begged Chuck Schumer, begged Chuck Schumer. Matter of fact, you had to sneak by the trash cans in the back of the building to beg for that money. So here’s the guy to send money out of politics until it gets to shove into his pocket. That absolutely tells you who he is,” Rogers stated : The heated debate came as Americans prepare to head to the polls for the midterm elections in November.
What's still developing
- “Earlier, I tweeted a video from an Abdul El-Sayed town hall,” Crawford, the network’s chief legal correspondent, wrote on X Sunday.
- Fox News host Jimmy Failla discusses Starbucks resolving a Florida DEI lawsuit with a nationwide agreement and Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed’s seemingly dodging questions about Hasan Piker on ‘The Evening Edit.’ Starbucks announced plans to close roughly 250 stores across North America this week, company COO Mike Grams revealed Thursday.
- “Imagine a socialist ‘mispeaking’ like this. oh wait … i said something far less damaging than this in 2019 & its currently the only gop midterm strategy,” Piker, a member of Democratic Socialists of America, said.
- El-Sayed, who had backed the “Uncommitted” protest vote against Biden in Michigan’s presidential primary, endorsed Harris immediately after Biden withdrew and campaigned for her in the general election.
- “He’s not really a doctor,” Rogers said during an Oct. 8 debate.
- A ‘Special Report’ panel discusses energy costs amid the war in Iran, Michigan Democratic U.S.
- “I'm sure we have a great diversity in this room of independents and Democrats,” Ocasio-Cortez said.
- “The answer I got was that they did move the needle from where it was in the beginning to only losing by one point,” explained Leven.
- “There’s no better choice for Michiganders than Abdul when it comes to making health care more affordable,” she added.
- “I’m like, ‘Tina, OK, you were in a position for this moment to do this,’” she said.
- "I've been absolutely clear. I want our tax dollars spent here to provide schools here. And by here, I mean Michigan, not Florida," he said.