Abdul El-Sayed had a big week of U.S. Senate primary endorsement leaps and stumbles

By: Ben Solis

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: July 2, 2026

Words: 1,271

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat gained endorsements this week from the national Indivisible organization and U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, even as it faced questions about a statewide Indivisible endorsement process, corrected an erroneous clergy endorsement and continued to fend off Republican attacks aimed at his progressive platform.

The former public health official is competing against U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens of Birmingham and state Sen. Mallory McMorrow of …

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