El-Sayed, Michigan Democrats push to galvanize voters after stunning Senate race defection
El-Sayed and Michigan Democrats are racing to boost turnout after Stevens’ surprise endorsement of Rogers exposed deep primary divisions.
- On Tuesday, Michigan voters decide the Senate contest between Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers in a race critical for control of the Senate.
- Rep. Haley Stevens stunned Democrats on Sunday by endorsing Rogers, prompting her expulsion from the Democratic Party and drawing fierce condemnation from leaders fearing the move could energize Republicans.
- Since the August 4 primary, over $100 million in advertising has flowed into this contest, where El-Sayed defeated Stevens by around 14,000 votes amid lingering Democratic Party divisions.
- With over 2.3 million Michigan voters having already cast ballots as of Monday, party officials are scrambling to refocus attention on economic issues, minimizing late-breaking political drama's impact.
- Rogers, a former House Intelligence Committee chairman, aligns with President Donald Trump to win in a state where no Republican has won a Senate race since 1994, while El-Sayed campaigns on a progressive agenda.
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El-Sayed vs. Rogers: Michigan Senate race too close to call early Wednesday
The Paintsville Herald
Michigan U.S. Senate race between El-Sayed, Rogers too close to call
(The Center Square) – The Michigan U.S. Senate race between progressive Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers is too close to call, with votes still being counted in one of the nation’s most closely watched contests.
In Michigan, the controversial Democrat Abdul El-Sayed takes part in the Senate election. "He has not clearly positioned himself on the subject of anti-Semitism," says Gregor Schwum, world foreign policy correspondent.
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There is probably nowhere in the US where the midterms have been more fiercely fought than in Michigan, where Democratic senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed's call to tax billionaires and give medicare to all has become a key test over whether the left-wing, progressive ideas that stormed New York can win in a midwest swing state.
Progressive Abdul El-Sayed, Republican Mike Rogers duel for key Michigan Senate seat
WASHINGTON — Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers are testing two sharply different theories for winning one of the nation’s premier swing states Tuesday in a white-knuckle contest that may determine control of the Senate. El-Sayed is aiming to prove that an unapologetically progressive agenda centered on universal healthcare can win a general election in a state President Donald Trump carried two years ago. The former Wayne County…
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