{"id":32,"date":"2026-05-26T10:10:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T10:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=32"},"modified":"2026-05-26T10:10:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T10:10:09","slug":"progressive-group-boosts-abdul-el-sayed-in-contentious-michigan-senate-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=32","title":{"rendered":"Progressive Group Boosts Abdul El-Sayed in Contentious Michigan Senate Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>The progressive Working Families Party endorsed Michigan\u2019s U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on Tuesday, saying it is prepared to go \u201call in\u201d to help him win a high-profile Democratic primary that has become a test of the political left\u2019s rising influence.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=30\">Democrats Have an Age Problem. Some Republicans Admit They Do, Too.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>WFP\u2019s support is another sign that El-Sayed has consolidated progressive support in his three-way race, as he seeks to defeat his more centrist and establishment-friendly opponents: state Sen. Mallory McMorrow and Rep. Haley Stevens. The former public health executive from Detroit has risen to the top of most <span><u>polls of the Michigan race<\/u><\/span>, which is considered a key general election battleground this fall.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbdul has dedicated his career to making government work for regular people and fighting to improve our broken health care system,\u201d Maurice Mitchell, WFP\u2019s national director, said in a statement. \u201cHe\u2019s not afraid to stand up to Donald Trump, Elon Musk, or any of the greedy billionaires screwing over our communities. We\u2019re excited to work with Abdul to win Medicare for All, create good union jobs, and end the influence of big money in politics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An official from WFP said it\u2019s \u201call in\u201d on helping El-Sayed\u2019s candidacy, viewing the Aug. 4 primary as one of the group\u2019s marquee races this summer. The organization spent about $1.5 million helping Chris Rabb win his competitive primary for Pennsylvania\u2019s 3rd Congressional District last week, which was seen as a major victory for progressives.<\/p>\n<p>El-Sayed, who backs a single-payer health care system and abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement, has previously received endorsements from Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Rashida Tlaib.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=28\">Sherrill Blocked From ICE Facility as Detainees Enter Day 4 of Hunger Strike<\/a><\/p>\n<p>El-Sayed\u2019s rise in the Michigan race <span><u>has alarmed some Democratic leaders<\/u><\/span>, who consider him the least electable of the party\u2019s three candidates running in the Senate race. The winner of the party\u2019s primary is likely to face former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers in the general election, in a race Democrats probably have to win to have any hope of obtaining a Senate majority.<\/p>\n<p>El-Sayed\u2019s supporters counter that his bold approach to politics would inject necessary new life into the party and win over many Arab Americans in the state who turned away from the Democratic ticket in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>WFP is looking to continue its recent winning streak, after victories in Rabb\u2019s race in Pennsylvania and with Analilia Mejia in a special election in New Jersey\u2019s 11th Congressional District.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=26\">Tulsi Gabbard Resigns as Intelligence Chief, Citing Husband\u2019s Cancer<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Working Families Party said it is prepared to go \u201call in\u201d to help him win.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-campaigns"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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