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“Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed — a constant target of Trump and the Republicans — beat out GOP candidate Mike Rogers while Democrat Troy Jackson ended the nearly 30-year run of Republican Susan Collins in Maine.”

“The progressive Democrat Abdul El-Sayed is facing the former Republican congressman Mike Rogers in a contest complicated by an extraordinary intervention from Haley Stevens, who lost to El-Sayed in the Democratic primary before endorsing Rogers on Sunday.”

“Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed.”

“Democrat candidate Abdul El-Sayed on Wednesday took a swipe at US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance after defeating Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan's Senate race, using his victory speech to highlight the irony of Vance having to formally…”

“El-Sayed faced Islamophobic attacks and mockery for his Arabic name from US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance.”

“Vice President JD Vance, in particular, relished criticizing El-Sayed — a rift that grew out of El-Sayed’s sarcastic questioning of whether Vance’s late, white Appalachian-born grandfather would have approved of his Indian American wife.”

“His odds of going on to win the 2028 presidential election are now at 18 per cent chance, up from 10.5 per cent the day before - four points ahead of the second placed Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and five points ahead of vice president JD Vance.”

“His odds of going on to win the 2028 presidential election are now at 18 per cent chance, up from 10.5 per cent the day before - four points ahead of the second placed Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and five points ahead of vice president JD Vance.”

“Those assaults have primarily targeted Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, with Vance calling him a “cancer” with “zero attachment” to America’s land or history; Sen.”

“Those assaults have primarily targeted Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, with Vance calling him a “cancer” with “zero attachment” to America’s land or history; Sen.”

“President Trump has weighed in, calling El-Sayed a “jihadist” and a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, while Vice President JD Vance called him a “psychopath.””

“Trump neatly recapped his nostalgic Roy Cohn-era Red Scare, nativism and bigotry in his attacks on Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic candidate for the Senate from Michigan, labeling him a “jihadist lunatic”, a communist and “on the side of the terrorists.””

“In Michigan, progressive Abdul El-Sayed is seeking to hold an open seat for Democrats after Gary Peters, the incumbent senator, decided not to seek re-election.”

“US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance have begun their final push ahead of the November 3 midterm elections, with Republican and Democratic candidates spreading out across the United States for a last day of campaigning.”

“Democratic politicians have condemned congresswoman Haley Stevens, who lost the Michigan Democratic Senate primary to Abdul El-Sayed, over her endorsement of his Republican rival just days before the midterm vote.”

“The Democratic candidate for senate in Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed, put it simply: “Everybody could have told you this is a dumb idea.”

“…blicans have escalated their vile, racist, and Islamophobic attacks on Abdul El-Sayed, the Muslim and Arab-American Democratic Senate candidate in the crucial swing state of Michigan, and as a depressing number of centrist Democrats have either looked the…”

“In Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Senate, has faced a barrage of ads attacking his religion (he is Muslim) and claiming, baselessly, that he has ties to Islamic terrorist organizations.”

“Michigan Senate: Mike Rogers (R) versus Abdul El-Sayed (D) Mike Rogers (R) and Abdul El-Sayed (D) Michigan is one of the true toss-ups in November, as Progressive insurgent Abdul El-Sayed was declared the winner of a rollercoaster Democratic primary for the…”

“Democrat candidate Abdul El-Sayed — who has said the trade war with Canada makes no sense — doesn’t have a clear lead in the state’s race.”

“JD Vance has escalated his inflammatory attacks on Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic candidate for US Senate in Michigan who has faced an onslaught of Islamophobia, claiming he would lead rioters in “burning down””

“Vice President JD Vance sharpened his attacks against Abdul el Sayed on Tuesday, accusing the Michigan Democratic Senate nominee of lying about his background and questioning his attachment to his home state.”

“Abdul El-Sayed, the Egyptian-American Democrat running for the Senate in Michigan, whose spouse is also Indian-American, argues that Vance cannot champion a privileged status for the “heritage American” by invoking his white “papaw,” while expecting his own…”

“But Vance also turned the conversation to Michigan's Senate race, criticizing Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed for his response to the synagogue attack.”

“The ex-Trump voter then revealed he plans to back Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan’s knife-edge Senate race.”

“Johnson added that, while big names like Zohran Mamdani and Abdul El-Sayed are known entities, the bigger threat comes from “Democrats in the swing seats who say one thing, and then join forces and vote with the socialists that they’re afraid of”.”

“All of these were mentioned repeatedly, especially in relation to Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed.”

“JD Vance, the vice-president, escalated the inflammatory attacks at an event in Howell, Michigan, on Tuesday, during which he sought to connect El-Sayed’s politics to violent leftwing protests in Paris that saw thousands arrested.”

“In latest campaign attack, Vance connects Abdul El-Sayed to protests in Paris At a campaign stop in Michigan, JD Vance further escalated a war of words he’s exchanged with the state’s Democratic Senate candidate, Abdul El-Sayed.”

“Senate: Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed is hoping to put U.S.”

“In Michigan, progressive Abdul El-Sayed is seeking to hold an open seat for Democrats after Gary Peters, the incumbent senator, decided not to seek re-election.”

“…ccusing Martha MacCallum of going soft on Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed: 'She never interviews me like that.' Donald Trump speaks to members of the press before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 16 Fox…”

“The Hollywood Reporter reported last month that Weiss faced criticism internally for “overseeing an article that critics say falsely insinuated Michigan’s Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed had ties to the September 11 attacks.””

“Michigan’s heated Senate debate between Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul El-Sayed may be the best example of this.”

“…ended controversial left-wing streamer Hasan Piker, calling attacks on him the result of 'hysteria' Piker is a 35-year-old self-identified Marxist influencer who once said America 'deserved' the September 11 terror attacks Piker has campaigned for or…”

“Vice President JD Vance, for example, has urged Republicans who are “running against a Democrat who’s not that crazy,” to instead mention El-Sayed.”

“El-Sayed and former Vice President Kamala Harris participate in a roundtable discussion on reproductive health at Birth Detroit in Detroit, Michigan Vice President JD Vance said in late June that he believes Ocasio-Cortez will be the leading Democratic…”

“Mike Rogers, as he referred to Democratic rival Abdul El-Sayed, told Fox Business this week, "We don’t want this socialism nonsense in our state, and this guy is too extreme."”

“Last month, vice-president JD Vance spoke personally with a rabbi and a security guard from Temple Israel, who also attended a rally Vance held in nearby Sterling Heights in which the vice-president claimed El-Sayed is “very, very evil”.”

“… in a new and candid interview with Mehdi in Washington DC, El-Sayed doesn’t hold back when it comes to his critics, noting that Vice President JD Vance will “never” have the charisma of his “idiot ass boss,” calls Trump “vain” and “narcissistic,” and says…”

“Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul el Sayed shot back after Vice President JD Vance’s joke about the left-wing candidate’s “patchy beard” on Friday, questioning whether Vance’s own beard is real.”

“Abdul el Sayed, he said, was running for the U.S.”

“On the other side of the aisle, Vice President JD Vance has called El-Sayed “evil,” telling attendees at an event in Michigan last month, “I realize that there’s something about Abdul El-Sayed that is very, very evil and on the rise in the United States of…”

“Vice-president JD Vance, meanwhile, called El-Sayed “very, very evil” at a Michigan rally and, separately, invoked his own late grandfather to attack comments El-Sayed made in 2022 defending a legal challenge to an Oklahoma anti-Sharia ballot measure.”

“In a thinly veiled Islamophobic comment, JD Vance recently said: “There’s something about Abdul El-Sayed that is very, very evil.”

“Vice President JD Vance recently told a crowd that “there’s something about Abdul El-Sayed that is very, very evil,” suggesting that Democratic nominee represents a divisive ideology.”

“But Democrats have a candidate quality issue with nominee Abdul el Sayed, who is bleeding support among Jewish Democrats for his anti-Israel positions and association with left-wing Twitch streamer Hasan Piker.”

“Abdul El-Sayed is leading in the polls, but will his fellow Democrats let him keep that lead, especially the fellow Democrat he beat in the primary?”

“(See Abdul El-Sayed’s baiting of “beta” opponent Mike Rogers.) “You ate dog food on camera,””