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Dr. Abdul El-Sayed is in a competitive race against Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) to become the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate. The race is in a state that President Donald J. Trump carried in 2016 and 2024.
Michigan is a key swing state.
His predecessors Joe Biden carried it in 2020 while Barack Obama carried it in 2008 and 2012.
Hillary Clinton lost the state by 1.4 points and former vice president Kamala Harris lost it by 1.9 points.
Clinton failed to reach out to Michigan voters in key swing counties. Harris failed to reach out to Michigan voters in reliable areas which demanded her boss Biden change course on international policies.
As Trump continues his downward spiral in Michigan, Democrats see this seat being vacated by Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) as a key hold. Yet, they are ready to gamble their chances on weakening the Democratic nominee.
Whomever becomes the nominee will be weakened by the aggressive nature of outside spending. An issue that both candidates face is the cost of living and the support of Israel.
Stevens is a stuanch supporter of Israel. She is unapologetically supportive of the apartheid regime and vows to assist the country. She also claims to support Michigan voters' interest.
El-Sayed is vocal critic of the apartheid genocidal ethnostate. He is now being forced to answer to every question about it despite him not being interested in it.
He wants to focus on Michigan and not the noise from outside the state.
When CNN hosts Jake Tapper and Kasie Hunt pressed El-Sayed on Israel, the candidate reacted to it with shear annoyance. He directly tells the hosts that the question of Israel is always asked of him and not the issues of Michigan.
He is fighting three fronts. The Republicans, the outside spending and the establishment Democrats.
Peters broke his neutral stance by endorsing Stevens. He and Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) have endorsed her after Mallory McMorrow withdrew from the race. Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) and the Congressional Black Caucus PAC has endorsed Stevens as well.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) have endorsed El-Sayed.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) who earlier endorsed McMorrow endorsed El-Sayed shortly after she dropped out.
Former lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene have reacted to El-Sayed's rise by stating that Michigan voters see him as authentic. She said that Stevens and former Republican lawmaker Mike Rogers will continue to push Israel ahead of America.
El-Sayed caught wind of it and agreed. He told Politico's Dasha Burns that even some of Trump’s base are starting feel pain and the pressure to change course is bipartisan.
Well the KHIVE and establishment caught wind of it and called El-Sayed a GOP plant.
The same stuff to go after Graham Platner and James Talarico is now plaguing El-Sayed.
The mildest criticism or even harsh criticism of Israel has invited the outside spending and the bad faith actors to drag down candidates who oppose the status quo.
Platner was voted by Democratic primary voters. He was forced out after allegations of sexual abuse. His personal problems were the distraction from issues Maine voters faced.
Now they put a potentially easy seat to flip in the Republican hands. They will install a nominee who isn't focused on the populist stances that Platner ran on. Maine Democrats will not back the nominee regardless. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) is a curmudgeon with Parkinson's disease. She will earn herself another six years.
Talarico won after he worked to convince Texas Democrats he is not noise. He won against Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX). Crockett, a supporter of Israel and frequent face in the junk food media tepidly endorsed Talarico after her loss. The Black voters who backed her are saying his race is lost. They vow to oppose him and they rather allow Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to be the senator.
Back to El-Sayed, he has talked about potholes, poor infrastructure, crumbling schools, medical debt, data centers, the wildfires in Michigan and Canada, the cost of living and groceries. He has declared that every interview will eventually have Israel in it.
He showed frustrations that many Americans are holding.
Stevens has resorted to distractions about his tax returns, his endorsement from Hasan Piker, his refusal to answer about "Israel's right to exist" and him being a Muslim.
El-Sayed stated that the "distractions" are not paying people's bills. He stated clearly endorsements are good but voting is better. He is tired of "guilt by association" and talk about things outside of Michigan.
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