El-Sayed Underperformed With Jewish Voters, New Poll Says

El-Sayed's victory exposes a growing divide between Israelis and American Jews

The willingness of some Jewish progressives to support candidates sharply critical of Israel reflects a cultural shift that Israelis can no longer ignore.

Rogers led El-Sayed by 13 points among Jewish Election Day voters, per survey

“The more connected somebody was with the Jewish community, the less likely they were to vote for El-Sayed,” Jonathan Schulman, of the Jewish Majority, told JNS.

El-Sayed Underperformed With Jewish Voters, New Poll Says

Democratic Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed won just half of Michigan’s Jewish vote in this month’s US midterm elections, significantly underperforming other...

Half of Jewish Michiganders voted for Abdul El-Sayed, new poll finds

Half of Jewish Michiganders voted for Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed (D-MI) in the midterm election, according to a new poll conducted by The Jewish Majority, far below typical voting patterns in the state for a Democratic candidate and badly lagging behind Gov.-elect Jocelyn Benson’s own performance with Jewish voters. The poll is the clearest picture yet...

TRUMP STUMPED: President Questions Why Michigan Jews Backed El-Sayed Despite His Anti-Israel Rhetoric

President Donald Trump expressed astonishment Thursday that Jewish voters in Michigan supported Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed over Republican Mike Rogers in last week’s midterm elections, despite El-Sayed’s outspoken criticism of Israel and a series of controversial remarks that drew accusations of antisemitism during the campaign. During an interview with the Salem News Channel, Trump said he found it difficult to comprehend why Je…