On Oct. 17, at a town hall in Caro, Mich., a man who gave his name as Tommy asked the state Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, Abdul El-Sayed, a question: “Will you disavow the Muslim Brotherhood?” Tommy’s question was not about…
Abdul El-Sayed Is Ready To Wear Ted Cruz’s ‘Jihadist Leprechaun’ Insult With Pride
Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed (D-Mich.) couldn’t help but laugh at one Republican’s ridiculous Islamophobic insult while discussing the venom that followed his campaign during a Thursday visit to “The View.”
Christian nationalism takes a beating at the polls
Christian nationalism, at least in its official Trump-inspired manifestations in Washington, D.C., may have been handed a significant setback in the midterm elections. Democrat James Talarico’s 55%-43% trouncing of Ken Paxton in Texas’ U.S. Senate race, together with the victory…
Ohio senator condemned for wanting to ban Muslim candidate from DC
Interfaith Alliance joined the chorus of condemnation for Republican U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno of Ohio for claiming a Muslim politician should be banned from the nation’s capital and from public office for not believing Jesus died for humanity’s sins. “This…
El-Sayed campaign hires Jewish outreach director
Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign for Michigan’s U.S. Senate seat has hired a Jewish outreach director in the final weeks of the election season, part of a new push to swing undecided Jewish voters as the contentious race enters its homestretch.
A bitter Michigan Senate race rattles Jewish and Muslim voters already on edge over the war in Gaza
For many voters in Michigan, the U.S. Senate race has become about far more than which party controls Washington.
Trump’s Analysis Of Michigan Senate Debate Takes Hate To Undebatable High
President Donald Trump, not surprisingly, declared Republican Mike Rogers the winner of a Michigan U.S. Senate debate Thursday against Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, analyzing the showdown in UFC terms while escalating his bigoted attacks against the Democratic nominee.
Sander Levin, storied Michigan Jewish Democrat, endorses Abdul El-Sayed in Senate race
Retired U.S. Rep. Sander Levin, a decades-long mainstay of Michigan Jewish Democratic politics, endorsed Abdul El-Sayed for Senate on Tuesday night despite what he called “significant disagreement” on Israel.
What happened in the room where El-Sayed spoke to Jewish Michigan Dems
Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed said he wished he could retract his past comments regarding a synagogue attack, speaking with the Jewish Telegraphic Agency minutes after he issued his second apology in as many days to the Jewish community…
Minnesota’s Democratic nominee is an Israel critic – but she is not El-Sayed 2.0
Peggy Flanagan, the likely next senator from Minnesota, defeated a moderate pro-Israel congresswoman, accuses Israel of genocide and says she would oppose offensive weapons sales to Israel.
Trump’s Racist Post About Abdul El-Sayed And His Wife Was Very Telling
We have reached the point in Donald Trump’s presidency where his Islamophobia is so recycled and predictable that it hardly registers as news — but one of his recent posts reached a new level of both cluelessness and racism.
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed Won the MI Primary Despite Democratic Establishment’s Weaponization of Islamophobia
In a historic (and extraordinarily close) race, primary voters in Michigan have selected Dr. Abdul El-Sayed—an insurgent, progressive, and Muslim—as the Democratic candidate for the US Senate. Running against El-Sayed was Congresswoman Hayley Stevens, a centrist, establishment, and corporate-PAC-funded candidate. Primaries are supposed…