Slashing personal attacks dominated the first televised face-off between Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Senate, and former Representative Mike Rogers, his Republican rival.
Voting in Ferndale, Mich., during the state’s primary election. The candidates for Senate in Michigan, Maine and Georgia will each face off Thursday in televised debates.
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made the remarks about Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Michigan, as she considers whether to run for president in 2028.
Democrats are watching closely for hints about whether Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York might run for president or for the Senate in 2028.
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee has increasingly become a campaign issue unto itself. Some candidates have worn opposition from AIPAC as a badge of honor or made a point of rejecting the group’s support.
The progressive Senate candidate is offering olive branches to Jewish voters and campaigning with Kamala Harris to attract Black voters. Polling shows it may be working.
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed narrowly won a bruising primary, but along the way, he alienated Jewish voters with his criticism of Israel and Black and independent voters with his left-wing policies.
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