Victorious Michigan DSA candidate vows to ‘mend fences’ to defeat MAGA opponent
DSA candidate Abdul El-Sayed wins hotly-contested Michigan primary.
Michigan’s Senate Primaries delivered a victory for a hotly-debated Democratic Socialists of America candidate and now he’s looking to “mend fences” to defeat his MAGA opponent. NBC News reported that Abdul El-Sayed edged out Haley Stevens to win his spot on the ballot. In a speech last night, El-Sayed quickly pivoted from competing with Stevens to defeating Mike Rogers. Rogers is a strong proponent of the MAGA movement and won his side of the primary unopposed on Tuesday night.
Nationally, multiple polls had El-Sayed winning by double-digits. But, the results on the ground in Michigan showed that he emerged with a victory of 48.5% to 47.5%. For El-Sayed, he’s been vocal about the United States supporting Israel, showing up on streams with Leftist personality Hasan Piker and campaigning on Medicare for All. All of those are hot button issues in this media climate.
“To all of our supporters here tonight, watching on TV, tomorrow we begin to mend fences. Whatever happens tonight, we have a responsibility to assure that we unite to make sure that Mike Rogers never sees the inside of the U.S. Senate,” El-Sayed told the crowd as captured by Newsweek.
Abdul El-Sayed Calls For Unity After Winning Michigan Senate Primary
El-Sayed continued, “So friends, we’re going to have to wait a little longer to see the outcome of this race. But, as I look in front of me, I already see the outcome of this campaign. A community of people who came together around a set of ideals built on the foundation of what this government was supposed to be in the first place. Government of the people, by the people, and for the people.”
The race was not called by a majority of publications until this morning due to the margins at play. El-Sayed even quipped about that fact during his speech last night. But, once the writing was on the wall, Stevens called to concede and congratulate her competition. Her office published a statement supporting El-Sayed as he tries to make his way to the Senate.
““I want to congratulate Abdul El-Sayed on winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. He is a doctor, a community health official, a Rhodes Scholar, and a dedicated Michigander. I am proud to offer my support as he takes on Mike Rogers in the general election,” her campaign said.
“This was a thorough and rigorous campaign that brought out the full span of views within the Democratic Party – and that is why we have primaries,” Stevens continued. “I am proud to have put up my hand to serve, and prouder to continue to work together to make sure this Senate seat remains blue, that we flip the United States Senate and continue the work for Michigan.”
El-Sayed’s Opponent Responds To His Win
On Rogers’ side, he also had a statement ready for his challenger. It went up on his official social media channels. In those comments he claims that El-Sayed wants to “empty prisons and put murderers and sex offenders back on the streets.” The Democratic candidate’s DSA ties and identity are already playing a role in how this campaign will shake out.
“The choice this November Is simple: common sense for complete insanity. For more than 25 years, one party has controlled Michigan’s two Senate seats – and they’ve run our state into the ground. They’ve driven 200,000 manufacturing jobs out of Michigan,” Rogers argues. “They dropped our schools to 45th of the nation. They’ve saddled families with the highest utility rates in the Midwest. Working people are paying more, earning less, and getting left behind. And now the same failed politicians are asking us to send Abdul L – saeed to Washington. Abdul isn’t just another liberal. He’s an extremist.”
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