Far-Left Senate Hopeful Explains ‘Ogre on a Pike’ Remark After Getting Torched by His Own Party
The groups are spending millions to attack candidates over past criticism of Biden, Harris and Israel in closely watched Democratic primaries.
- Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed faces AIPAC-backed Rep. Haley Stevens in the August 4 primary while downplaying his role in the "uncommitted" movement. Additionally, El-Sayed claimed to be "the first Muslim American leader to endorse Kamala Harris for president," a statement fact-checkers deemed inaccurate.
- In the wake of the Gaza war and October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks, AIPAC has intensified efforts to portray anti-Israel candidates. UDP is spending aggressively in Michigan to target El-Sayed's perceived hostility toward popular Democratic leaders.
- Attacking El-Sayed for a "long history of disrespecting women," UDP ads cited harsh criticisms of First Lady Michelle Obama and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. This mimics a 2021 playbook Mark Mellman pioneered when DMFI PAC attacked Nina Turner, elevating Rep. Shontel Brown .
- UDP spokesperson Patrick Dorton stated Monday the group aims to "educate every Democratic primary voter in St. Louis about how bad and ineffective former Rep. Cori Bush was in Congress" ahead of the Aug. 4 primary, spending $2.5 million to boost Rep. Wesley Bell .
- The strategy has produced mixed results: UDP failed to block Rep. Summer Lee in 2022, while Rep. Adriano Espaillat lost his seat early last month despite AIPAC's $1.5 million support. Elsewhere, Will Lawrence withstood nearly $1 million in ads, gaining support from Sen. Bernie Sanders .
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Abdul El-Sayed refuses to say he regrets 'personal slams' in testy U.S. Senate Dem primary - The Midwesterner
Abdul El-Sayed had an opportunity to apologize for personal attacks on women in politics, but he wanted to talk about Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman instead. Fox 2 Detroit moderator Roop Raj on Monday confronted El-Sayed during a primary debate with Congresswoman Haley Stevens about “the tone and tenor that you have been accused of having in this campaign. Moderator: Do you regret your misogynistic and personal attacks against Haley Stevens &…
Michigan Senate Candidate Defends Remarks Calling Pennsylvania’s Fetterman An ‘Ogre’ - Tampa Free Press
During the final debate before next week’s primary, Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed defended a disparaging remark he made about Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA). El-Sayed, who has sharply criticized Israel throughout his primary campaign against Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI), was asked on Monday about comments he made during a Zoom meeting where he referred […] Michigan Senate Candidate Defends Remarks Calling Pennsylvania’s Fetterman …
Abdul El-Sayed: Fear Not … I Was Only Talking About Putting Fetterman’s Head on a Pike
Nothing says commitment to reform like heads on pikes. Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed has attracted national attention with his violent rhetoric about “choking out” opponents and his campaigning with virulent anti-Semites like Hasan Piker. However, his comment about hoisting opponents’ heads like an “ogre on a pike” was raised during last night’s debate with Rep. Haley Stevens (D., Mich.). He assured voters that he was …
Fetterman claps back at Dem Senate hopeful over 'ogre on a pike' insult · American Wire News
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) hit back at Democrat Michigan Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed over his recent remarks that the pro-Israel senator is an “ogre” who needs to be made an example of. The bomb-throwing Muslim candidate is engaged in a heated primary battle with Rep. Haley Stevens, with the winner advancing to November’s general election, and took aim at the hulking Fetterman during a recent Zoom call that was obtained by Politico, which pub…
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