El-Sayed Victory Shakes Democratic Party Leadership
El-Sayed’s win follows a race shaped by Gaza-war backlash, with Dearborn voters giving him nearly 80% of the vote, officials said.
- Abdul El-Sayed won the Michigan Democratic primary, securing the nomination to face Republican Mike Rogers for a Senate seat.
- Roots of the victory lie in the 2024 Uncommitted movement, where voters expressed frustration with President Joe Biden and his handling of the Gaza war.
- Abdullah Hammoud of Dearborn noted voters felt unheard in 2024, while El-Sayed successfully built connections by focusing on shared values rather than opposing the other candidate.
- Following the primary, Congresswoman Haley Stevens and Sen. Mallory McMorrow rallied Democratic Party leaders to build momentum, agreeing there is more to agree about than to disagree about.
- As the first Muslim Senate nominee, El-Sayed's campaign signals a shift toward addressing working families' needs, overcoming attempts by Republicans and Democrats to divide Muslim and Jewish voters.
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Haley Stevens defends AIPAC spending in her failed Senate run
Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) dismissed the notion on Wednesday that campaign spending in her favor by AIPAC’s super PAC backfired in her failed bid for U.S. Senate, and defended the pro-Israel group as “Jewish Americans” participating in the democratic process. Stevens, who lost the Michigan Democratic Senate primary to Abdul El-Sayed last week, has faced scrutiny from progressive Democrats over her support for Israel and the role of AIPAC in suppo…
Abdul El-Sayed Rewrites the Meaning of ‘Democrat’ in Michigan – The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
Last Tuesday night, Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive Democrat, defeated Hayley Stevens in the Democratic primary in Michigan, becoming the party’s nominee for the U.S. Senate seat in Michigan. He won by 1 point, with a margin of 15,000 votes, and has plans to win against Mike Rogers, the Republican nominee, this fall. If El-Sayed were to win, he would become the first Muslim to hold a seat in the US Senate. El-Sayed is not a traditional Democrat. …
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) faces a new test in Michigan after losing a huge financial bet during the Democratic primaries, having spent about $32 million to support Representative Haley Stevens against Abdel Sayed, one of the most prominent critics of the Israeli occupation...
Democrats’ intra-party battle isn’t about left vs. moderate. It’s about who is listening to voters.
Abdul El-Sayed’s victory over Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) in the battle to be Michigan’s Democratic Senate nominee has been classified as a battle between the progressive and moderate wings of the party. A lot of the coverage was viewed through the prism of the party establishment, which had thrown its weight behind Stevens. In absolutely, totally unbiased language, The New York Times phrased the choice for voters this way: “Do they want a senator…
In defense of AIPAC
“Next week, AIPAC is set to spend at least $3,847,990 against me,” Abdul el Sayed complained during his successful Democratic Senate primary campaign in Michigan. “Why? Because [Haley Stevens] is more committed to the future of a foreign country than keeping your tax dollars here to provide schools and healthcare for you and your kids.” Welcome to the falsehoods and radical biases of the Democratic Party of 2026, which has made Israel the defini…
POLITICS: Michael Goodwin: Michigan Senate race displays the radical ‘shift’ the Democratic Party has taken
In the run-up to Michigan’s hotly contested Democratic Senate primary last week, a slew of headlines declared the showdown a “fight for the party’s soul.” As cliches go, that wasn’t a bad one. Leaving aside the issue of whether a political party has a soul, the framing worked because the candidates represented starkly different positions, backgrounds and styles. The outcome would thus reflect the party’s emerging values and agenda in a key swing…
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