Michigan's Republican Senate Nominee Mike Rogers and El-Sayed Nearly Tied in General Eleg"
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A recent AARP survey found Michigan’s Republican U.S. Senate nominee Mike Rogers (R) and El-Sayed are virtually tied in the general election race, per Breitbart News.
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Fox NewsDETROIT — After falling just 20,000 votes shy of winning the U.S. Senate election in battleground Michigan two years ago, Republican Mike Rogers is urging Democrats, including Jewish voters, to cross party lines and vote for him as he makes a second straight Senate bid.
Washington ExaminerAbdul el Sayed is contending with the fact that the Democratic Party’s most reliable voters could cost him the election in the high-stakes matchup with former Rep. Mike Rogers for Michigan’s Senate race.
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A key part of Rogers' pitch is directed toward Jewish Democrats, who are uneasy with El–Sayed's vocal criticism of Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza and who are outraged by El-Sayed's association with controversial online streamer Hasan Piker, who has repeatedly railed against Israel to his massive online audience.
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Washington ExaminerRogers is a vehement supporter of Israel himself, and has begun courting the vote of Jewish Democrats who do not want to support el Sayed. This coming week, three prominent Jewish Democrats are hosting a fundraiser for Rogers as he aims to tap into the support base.
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“El-Sayed, this guy running for senate in Michigan, he once argued not too long ago that criticisms of Sharia law were rooted in white supremacy. I’d love to go back in time and tell my Papaw that there’s a man who claims to stand for working people who says not only should we have Sharia law, but if you criticize it you’re a white supremacist. That’s not my Papaw’s Democrat Party, my friends,” Vance said during a recent speech to American workers:
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Fox NewsVice President JD Vance put Abdul El-Sayed at the center of his attack on the modern Democratic Party, pointing to the Michigan Senate nominee’s past remarks linking criticism of Sharia law to White supremacy as evidence that the party has abandoned its working-class roots.
HuffPostMichigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on Saturday slammed Vice President JD Vance for distorting his old comments on Sharia law in what marked another instance of conservatives fixating on his Muslim identity.
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In his social media post on Saturday, El-Sayed wrote “So do we think JD is taking Usha with him back in time to meet Papaw, or no…”
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Fox News"So do we think JD is taking Usha with him back in time to meet Papaw, or no…" El-Sayed said, seemingly in reference to the second lady's Indian ethnicity.
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Fox News Digital reached out to El-Sayed’s campaign for comment but did not immediately receive a response.
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Piker, who endorsed El-Sayed in the nomination battle, appeared at some of the candidate's campaign events, including the primary night party in Detroit. Piker, who has repeatedly stood by his comments critical of Israel, was also with El-Sayed at a party in Detroit on the eve of the primary.
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01 Washington Examiner Black voters have helped propel his party to statewide victories for years, but they were significantly less enthusiastic about his candidacy than other parts of the Democratic coalition.
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02 RealClearPolitics He eked out a win for the Michigan party's Senate nomination, but that doesn't force the likes of Sen. Chuck Schumer to turn a blind eye to his blatant Islamist ties and sympathies.
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03 The Guardian US Two years ago, Zainab Bibi Ahmed thought she had turned her back on the Democrats for good. Now, she is volunteering for the party’s US Senate nominee in Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed.
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04 Breitbart Vance’s wife, Usha, and her family are Hindu and would not impose Sharia law on Americans.
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05 HuffPost “And my question to him is simply, ’Why is it then, how do you look your parents-in-law in the eye and say that somehow they’re less American than you are? Because that’s what he’s implying there.”
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06 Fox News "If you’re a rural White American living in Michigan, just remember El-Sayed believes you’re a racist," said commentator Ryan Girdusky.
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