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Kamala Harris seeks to boost progressive Abdul El-Sayed in key Michigan Senate race
The visit targets Black voters as El-Sayed seeks support in a race that could help decide Senate control, aides said.
- On Tuesday, Former Vice President Kamala Harris visits Detroit to rally Democratic voters for Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, attending a Black maternal health roundtable and an NAACP event.
- El-Sayed runs to the left of the Democratic Party, advocating universal healthcare and opposing U.S. arms sales to Israel, with his Gaza criticism becoming a central campaign issue.
- Some Democratic Jewish voters support Republican Mike Rogers due to El-Sayed's stance, while Harris's past support for Israel contributed to her 2024 loss in Michigan.
- If Democrats hold Michigan's Senate seat, they must still win four more currently held by the GOP to secure control of the 100-member chamber in November.
- Harris is also visiting Nevada and Georgia as speculation grows regarding her potential 2028 presidential bid, suggesting her Michigan visit is part of a broader effort to maintain influence.
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Don’t forget: Abdul called Kamala’s campaign “nauseating”
Kamala Harris is in Michigan today with Abdul El-Sayed – which is awkward considering he called her failed presidential campaign that lost Michigan, “nauseating.” Abdul and Kamala are scheduled to attend a roundtable on Black maternal health just days after the Washington Free Beacon reported that Abdul railed against the “breast cancer lobby,” called funding for […]
By Arlette Saenz and Eric Bradner Kamala Harris plans to campaign this Tuesday alongside Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in a joint appearance between two Democrats in a state crucial to the party’s future in the November midterm elections, and in the presidential primaries that will follow him.
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