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US Arabs eye 'historic' Senate win for Abdul El-Sayed despite AIPAC attacks | US Midterm Elections 2026 News

El-Sayed is seeking the Democratic nomination on a platform emphasizing domestic investment and opposition to U.S. support for Israel.

US Arabs eye 'historic' Senate win for Abdul El-Sayed despite AIPAC attacks | US Midterm Elections 2026 News
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Arab American supporters are rallying behind Abdul El-Sayed ahead of Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, calling a victory historic. El-Sayed’s campaign centers on domestic investment and opposition to U.S. support for Israel, while pro-Israel groups have spent heavily to support Haley Stevens. [Oops]

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Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan

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U.S. representative and Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

U.S. president mentioned in the context of anti-Arab racism and Islamophobia

Bernie Sanders
I · VT · SEN

U.S. senator who backed El-Sayed

Republican Senate candidate in Michigan

Andy Levin
Former U.S. Representative (D-MI)

Former U.S. representative defeated by Stevens in a prior race

Chuck Schumer
D · NY · SEN

Senate minority leader who endorsed Stevens

Ilhan Omar
D · MN-5

U.S. representative who criticized Scholten’s remarks

U.S. representative who backed El-Sayed

U.S. representative who questioned whether she would support El-Sayed

ALSO MENTIONED  Abbas Alawieh, Michigan state Senate candidate and El-Sayed supporter; Abdullah Hammoud, Dearborn mayor supporting voter participation; Angie Smith, Farmington local official who apologized after accusations of racism; Gretchen Whitmer, Michigan governor who endorsed Stevens; Hasan Piker, Political streamer cited in Scholten’s criticism of El-Sayed; Kamal Alsawafy, Dearborn City Council member supporting El-Sayed; Suehaila Amen, Local activist supporting El-Sayed

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Arab American Supporters Back Abdul El-Sayed at Dearborn Rally

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