{"id":2619132,"date":"2026-06-25T14:22:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T18:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/van-hollen-endorses-abdul-el-sayed-after-new-york-socialists-sweep-primaries\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T14:24:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T18:24:56","slug":"van-hollen-endorses-abdul-el-sayed-after-new-york-socialists-sweep-primaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/van-hollen-endorses-abdul-el-sayed-after-new-york-socialists-sweep-primaries\/","title":{"rendered":"Van Hollen endorses Abdul el Sayed after New York socialists sweep primaries"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvan-hollen-endorses-abdul-el-sayed-after-new-york-socialists-sweep-primaries%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2619132&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) endorsed Abdul el Sayed, a progressive Democrat, in Michigan&#8217;s upcoming Senate race to replace retiring Senator Gary peters. Van hollen is the second sitting senator after Bernie Sanders to support el Sayed over more centrist candidates like Haley Stevens and Mallory McMorrow. Van Hollen emphasized his support for a fight against the status quo and big money influence, highlighting el Sayed\u2019s platform on medicare for All, support for unions, and independence from AIPAC. The endorsement follows recent Democratic primaries in New York, where <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >socialist candidates achieved notable success<\/a>, raising questions about the party&#8217;s future direction-whether it should lean more progressive or centrist. El Sayed\u2019s campaign advocates for healthcare reform, economic justice, and has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-us-attorney-who-declined-to-charge-hunter-biden-under-scrutiny\/\" title=\"California US attorney under scrutiny for not charging Hunter Biden.\">gained significant media attention<\/a>, tho polls remain tightly contested among the Democratic candidates ahead of the August 4 primary.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chris-van-hollen\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1944\">Chris Van Hollen<\/a> (D-MD) endorsed leftist Democrat <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4565560\/abdul-el-sayed-physician-license-michigan-senate\/\">Abdul el Sayed<\/a> in his run to replace retiring Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gary-peters\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1182\">Gary Peters<\/a> (D-MI) in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"655\">Michigan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Van Hollen is now the second sitting senator, behind Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bernie-sanders\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"41\">Bernie Sanders <\/a>(I-VT), to back el Sayed\u2019s bid for the seat over more centrist candidates Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) and state Sen. Mallory McMorrow. Stevens is seen as the more establishment candidate, boasting an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/punchbowl.news\/article\/campaigns\/schumer-stevens\/\">effective endorsement<\/a> from Senate Minority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chuck-schumer\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"384\">Chuck Schumer<\/a> (D-NY).<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4625047\/kinzinger-pac-targeting-gop-enablers\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Anti-Trump Republican Kinzinger unveils new PAC targeting GOP \u2018enablers\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4624851\/van-hollen-endorse-el-sayed-michigan\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Van Hollen endorses leftist El-Sayed in Michigan after socialist primary sweep in New York<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4624938\/over-30-socialists-won-primaries-2026-elections\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Over 30 socialists have won primaries this year<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe need fighters in the Senate who want to dismantle a broken status quo that isn\u2019t working for the American people and to take on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/van-hollen-endorses-leftist-el-sayed-in-michigan-after-socialist-primary-sweep-in-new-york\/\" title=\"... endorses leftist El Sayed in Michigan after ... in New York\">big money special interests working<\/a> to rig our economy and our politics in favor of the billionaires \u2014 at the expense of everyone else,\u201d Van Hollen said in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/abdulforsenate.com\/2026\/06\/senator-chris-van-hollen-endorses-dr-abdul-el-sayed-for-u-s-senate\/\">statement<\/a>. \u201cThat\u2019s why I\u2019m endorsing Abdul el Sayed for Senate in the great state of Michigan.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Van Hollen\u2019s endorsement comes just days after socialist candidates ran through New York City\u2019s Democratic primaries, as Democratic voters thwarted the reelection bids of several establishment incumbents to side with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-americans-who-voted-for-joe-biden-owe-the-rest-of-us-an-apology\/\" title=\"The Americans Who Voted For Joe Biden Owe The Rest Of Us An Apology\">leftist wing<\/a> of the party. The resounding success of the socialist candidates, backed by Mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/zohran-mamdani\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11802\">Zohran Mamdani<\/a>, brought renewed intraparty attention to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4623341\/democrats-new-york-city-primaries-party-meaning\/\">what the future<\/a> of the Democratic Party should look like, as pundits have debated whether to turn to more progressive candidates for success or stick to establishment, more centrist candidates who may pull more voters in a general election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his progressive run for Senate, el Sayed has called for passing \u201cMedicare for all,\u201d emphasized that he has <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4586575\/aipac-antisemitism-focal-point-michigan-democratic-primary-debate\/\">never taken money<\/a> from the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/aipac\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2620\">American Israel Public Affairs Committee<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4520046\/abdul-el-sayed-hasan-piker-michigan-senate\/\">embraced the controversial<\/a> left-wing social media personality Hasan Piker. Van Hollen\u2019s move to back el Sayed signals his likely support for a more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/van-hollen-endorses-leftist-el-sayed-after-new-york-socialists-sweep-primaries\/\" title=\"... endorses leftist el Sayed after New York socialists sweep primaries\">left-wing future<\/a> in the party.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAbdul recognizes that our health care system is broken, that costs are too high, and that our economy isn\u2019t working for working Americans,\u201d Van Hollen said. \u201cHe will fight for an America where <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4596721\/abdul-el-sayed-uaw-support-over-primary-rivals-michigan-senate\/\">unions<\/a> are strong, and paychecks are big enough and costs are low enough that everyone in Michigan can afford to live with dignity.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In late April, el Sayed gave Van Hollen a boost by signaling his support for the Maryland senator as the next leader of the Democratic Senate caucus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4623745\/democrats-fret-mamdani-new-york-cost-november\/\">\u2018RED-LETTER DAY\u2019: DEMOCRATS FRET MAMDANI\u2019S SOCIALISTS WILL COST THEM IN NOVEMBER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou know who I\u2019d really like to see as Democratic leader? Chris Van Hollen,\u201d el Sayed <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mkraju\/status\/2047125252463808813?s=20\">told<\/a> CNN.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The primaries for Michigan\u2019s senate race will take place on Aug. 4. El Sayed has gained <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4596721\/abdul-el-sayed-uaw-support-over-primary-rivals-michigan-senate\/\">significant traction<\/a> over the past several months amid a flurry of media attention, but polling <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4565560\/abdul-el-sayed-physician-license-michigan-senate\/\">remains close<\/a> between the three Democratic candidates.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Van Hollen backs leftist Abdul el Sayed in Michigan Senate race<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2619133,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-collage-fgon5ucg9-1782399010309-e1782404261436.jpg?1782391110&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[77374,32553,39035,59047,51466],"class_list":["post-2619132","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-abdul-el-sayed","tag-new-york-primaries","tag-political-endorsement","tag-socialist-movement","tag-van-hollen"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-collage-fgon5ucg9-1782399010309-e1782404261436.jpg?1782391110&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2619132","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2619132"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2619132\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2619136,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2619132\/revisions\/2619136"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2619133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2619132"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2619132"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2619132"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}