Michigan Senate Candidate El-Sayed Surpasses Rogers in Poll Amid Controversy Over AI Ties
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Two weeks after their respective primaries, Democratic nominee Abdul el Sayed is outperforming Republican nominee Mike Rogers in the latest poll for the competitive Senate race in Michigan.
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The HillEl-Sayed holds slight lead over Rogers in new AARP poll Progressive Abdul El-Sayed narrowly leads Republican Mike Rogers in the race to succeed retiring Michigan Sen. Gary Peters (D), according to a new poll. An AARP poll released on Thursday commissioned by pollsters Fabrizio Ward (R) and Impact Research (D), found El-Sayed leading Rogers 48 percent to 47 percent among likely voters, with 5 percent…
The Daily WireThe revelation comes as El-Sayed, who narrowly won the Democratic nomination for Michigan’s open Senate seat earlier this month, campaigns to become the first Muslim elected to the U.S. Senate. He will face Republican Mike Rogers in November.
Fox NewsEl-Sayed is facing Rogers in November for the seat held by retiring Democratic Sen. Gary Peters, a race that could help determine control of the Senate. Fox News Digital reached out to El-Sayed’s campaign for comment.
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The June podcast comments are drawing fresh attention as El-Sayed, a progressive who has embraced comparisons to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, seeks to carry that brand of politics into a marquee statewide Senate race. The resurfaced exchange also comes amid a broader debate over the Democratic Party’s embrace of democratic socialists and how far the movement’s economic agenda extends beyond policies such as universal healthcare and a higher minimum wage.
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New York PostThe June podcast comments are drawing fresh attention as El-Sayed, a progressive who has embraced comparisons to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, seeks to carry that brand of politics into a marquee statewide Senate race.
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El-Sayed did not explicitly call for the government to seize or take ownership of private AI companies, instead describing possible forms of "public control" that included public representation on corporate boards or an oversight body.
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New York PostEl-Sayed did not explicitly call for the government to seize or take ownership of private AI companies, instead describing possible forms of “public control” that included public representation on corporate boards or an oversight body.
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“Democracy is supposed to fix these problems, and, right now, they’re trying to slip democracy, and we cannot allow that,” El-Sayed continued about the political power tech companies wield in Washington. “And, so, we need leaders who both understand the technological risk and are not bought off by the AI industry itself. It is mission critical right now for our future.”
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Fox News"Democracy is supposed to fix these problems and right now they’re trying to slip democracy and we cannot allow that," El-Sayed continued about the political power tech companies wield in Washington. "And so we need leaders who both understand the technological risk and are not bought off by the AI industry itself. It is mission-critical right now for our future."
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The details on El-Sayed’s book collection were flagged by the Washington Free Beacon on Wednesday as the Michigan Senate candidate continues to face questions about his ties to radical Islam. A new report Tuesday showed that El-Sayed’s mother worked for an American-based Islamic charity accused of financing Osama bin Laden.
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01 Washington Examiner The Michigan Debate Commission, comprised of two dozen media, business, and academic groups, said on Wednesday that it had invited both candidates to participate in a debate on Sept. 15, before absentee ballots are sent to voters.
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02 The Hill GOP trails Democrats by 8 points on congressional ballot in new poll Republicans are trailing Democrats by about 8 points on a generic congressional ballot, according to a new poll from Emerson College and The Hill. In the survey, 50.7 percent said that they would back a Democrat if the midterm elections were that day and 43 percent said that they would back a Republican, with 6.3…
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03 Fox News Former GOP gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon is sounding the alarm on her belief that Democratic Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed’s opposition to Sharia law bans, association with far-left streamer Hasan Piker and progressive policies will "permanently" change America.
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04 New York Post El-Sayed’s call to “take it a step further” on public ownership comes as senior Democrats have sought to push back on the idea that the party’s rising socialist wing is seeking government control of the means of production.
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05 Washington Times Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed believes the anti-corporate influence message that helped him win his primary this month will also play well in the general election in November.
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06 The Daily Wire The book, called “Dream Interpretation According to the Qur’an,” was written by Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips, an Islamic scholar listed as an unindicted co-conspirator in the first bombing attack on New York’s World Trade Center. The book was just one of several tied to radical Islam seen on El-Sayed’s shelf in resurfaced documentary footage.
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