Trump Says Black Voters Won’t Back El-Sayed Because He ‘Mocks’ and ‘Disrespects Them’
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Senate 2026 · Michigan
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Republicans' best pickup opportunity — an open Democratic-held seat in a state the president carried in 2024. Below: news reports and opinion columns from the Michigan and national press that name a candidate in this race, coded to Government operations (CAP major topic 20), since collection began in May 2026. A name anywhere in the text counts, so a piece need not be about the race. Pages that are not articles are left out.
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1,077 pieces in this selection; the lists keep only the most recent, and repeats of the same headline are dropped — 69 below.
Live discussion: Ocasio-Cortez is helping El-Sayed in Michigan. Can he help her in 2028?
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Why an El-Sayed win in Michigan is important for Ocasio-Cortez
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Gen Z women want politicians who can make the ‘American dream’ feel attainable
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Trump attacks Rep. Ilhan Omar and Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed at Ohio rally
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Abdul El-Sayed Once Called Obama a Failure. Now He’s Campaigning at His Side.
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El-Sayed Wants “Money Out of Politics.” A New Ad Shows Who’s Funding Him.
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Obama hits the airwaves in Michigan for El-Sayed's Senate bid
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Why Abdul El-Sayed might not be winning Black voters in Michigan (Charles M Blow/The Guardian)
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Obama Cuts an Ad for Abdul El-Sayed
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Abdul El-Sayed Narrowly Leads in Michigan Senate Race
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This Video of El-Sayed From 2018 Could Do Some Serious Damage to His Senate Campaign
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Abdul El-Sayed walks back Obama criticism ahead of their campaign event
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El-Sayed addresses past Obama criticism, says Democrats now 'stand on the shoulders of giants'
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Abdul El-Sayed Tells NBC: Democrats Have ‘Got To Win By Massive Numbers’
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Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan's Democratic Senate nominee, says he has no plans to run for president
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El-Sayed: Trump Has Committed 'Multiple' Impeachable Offenses
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GOP Goes Scorched-Earth on Abdul El-Sayed (Jonathan Cohn/The Bulwark)
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Post Game: Obama campaigns for Abdul El-Sayed despite his past criticism
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El-Sayed Decides Mocking Michigan Football Is a Winning Campaign Strategy…
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GOP Goes Scorched-Earth On Abdul El-Sayed
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Abdul El-Sayed says Democrats must ‘win by massive numbers’ to fend off GOP election denial
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Republicans Want Abdul El-Sayed To Be The Main Character Of The Midterms. He's Happy To Oblige
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El-Sayed Compares Obama To His Father After Complaining About ‘His Failures’
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Abdul El-Sayed campaign event disrupted by agitators in west Michigan
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Your Weekly Michigan Political Brief • Michigan Advance
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Fact check: Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers debate Trump, tariffs
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El-Sayed, Rogers face off in combative Senate debate
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‘Stand up for Michigan’ or ‘fold’ for Trump: Whitmer joins El-Sayed on the campaign trail
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Barack Obama to campaign with El-Sayed, Benson in Detroit
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Elissa Slotkin to join with Abdul El-Sayed at Warren town hall • Michigan Advance
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Download: BridgeDetroit 2026 Voter Guide - BridgeDetroit
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A complete guide to everything on Michigan’s ballot
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Secretary of State candidates to debate at UM; Bridge to moderate with Gongwer
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MichMash: Analyzing Michigan’s gubernatorial race ahead of the midterms - WDET 101.9 FM
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MichMash: Abdul El-Sayed makes his case for the Michigan US Senate seat - WDET 101.9 FM
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The Metro: Why Michigan’s Senate race reveals gaps between candidates and voters - WDET 101.9 FM
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El-Sayed urges Democrats to unite, targets Rogers and Trump ties
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Mike Rogers vs. Abdul El-Sayed: 7 issues defining Michigan’s US Senate race
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The Metro: How this Democratic Socialist plans to govern Ann Arbor - WDET 101.9 FM
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State canvassers approve Michiganders for Money Out Of Politics ballot language
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Abdul El-Sayed on winning Michigan's Senate primary | The Metro
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Can Abdul El-Sayed unite Dems? He has work to do with Black, Jewish voters
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Guide: How to reach your representatives and elected officials in Detroit - BridgeDetroit
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MichMash: A review of the 2026 Michigan primary results - WDET 101.9 FM
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Reality star blasts GOP hypocrisy on El-Sayed: ‘Look at the monsters running this country’
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Trump calls El-Sayed ‘full of sh**’ as Michigan Senate race shifts to general election
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Progressives won big Michigan primaries. Now comes the hard part
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5 takeaways from El-Sayed’s victory in Michigan’s Democratic primary for U.S. Senate
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Metro: Progressives win up and down ballot - WDET 101.9 FM
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Ex-Yankees star rips Democrats after Abdul El-Sayed’s win: ‘Socialism isn’t fringe anymore’
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