{"id":2622716,"date":"2026-07-02T08:15:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T12:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-endorses-abdul-el-sayed-in-michigan-primary-as-anti-establishment-momentum-grows\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T08:16:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T12:16:37","slug":"aoc-endorses-abdul-el-sayed-in-michigan-primary-as-anti-establishment-momentum-grows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-endorses-abdul-el-sayed-in-michigan-primary-as-anti-establishment-momentum-grows\/","title":{"rendered":"AOC endorses Abdul El Sayed in Michigan primary as anti-establishment momentum grows"},"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%2Faoc-endorses-abdul-el-sayed-in-michigan-primary-as-anti-establishment-momentum-grows%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=2622716&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>Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) endorsed leftist Democrat Abdul el Sayed in Michigan\u2019s upcoming U.S. Senate primary. Her support signifies a shift in Democratic primaries, favoring anti-establishment and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-say-dems-have-a-new-leader-schumer-is-waiting-for-mamdani-to-let-him-know-when-he-can-open-the-government\/\" title=\"... ...ublicans Say Dems Have a New Leader: &#039;Schumer Is Waiting for Mamdani to Let Him Know When He Can Open the Government&#039;\">socialist-leaning candidates<\/a> over centrist options, contrasting with House Minority Leader Chuck Schumer\u2019s preferred candidate, rep. Haley Stevens. Ocasio-Cortez&#8217;s endorsement aligns with recent victories for socialist candidates in New York City and reflects her backing of progressive voices within the party. El Sayed emphasizes reforms like Medicare for All, and has received endorsements from prominent progressives such as Bernie Sanders and Rashida Tlaib. his campaign is competitive, with polling showing a close race among him, Stevens, and state Sen. Mallory McMorrow. The primary is scheduled for August 4, and el Sayed has <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >gained significant media traction amid rising anti-establishment momentum<\/a>.  <\/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\">Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"282\">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/a> (D-NY) 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 campaign to be <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"655\">Michigan\u2019s<\/a> next U.S. senator on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s backing of el Sayed comes after a swing of several midterm election primaries showed momentum growing against the Democratic establishment, with voters in states such as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"61\">New York<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/colorado\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"767\">Colorado<\/a> picking either socialist or anti-establishment challengers over mainstream Democrats. The move also bucks the primary goals of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), whose preferred candidate in the Michigan Senate race is the more centrist Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI).<\/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\/4633690\/aoc-endorses-abdul-el-sayed-michigan-primary-anti-establishment-momentum\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>AOC endorses El Sayed in Michigan primary as anti-establishment momentum grows<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4633366\/democrats-court-fight-campaign-finance-ruling\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Democrats supercharge court fight after campaign finance ruling<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4632997\/mamdani-kamala-harris-phone-call-2028-bid\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Mamdani confirms Harris phone call, says she\u2019s been \u2018in touch\u2019 as speculation swirls over 2028 White House run<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDespite our ideological differences and whatever disagreements there are in the party, every single one of us sees this moment as existential,\u201d Ocasio-Cortez told <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/07\/02\/us\/politics\/ocasio-cortez-endorses-abdul-el-sayed-in-crucial-michigan-senate-race.html\">the New York Times<\/a><\/em>, which reported the endorsement. \u201cAnd I think many people are willing to put aside differences in order to give us the best chance at winning. And I think that Abdul gives us that right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>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\">Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s hometown of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york-city\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"286\">New York City<\/a> just saw a sweeping midterm election victory for socialist and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stacey-abrams-nominated-for-nobel-peace-prize\/\" title=\"Stacey Abrams Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize\">left-wing candidates<\/a> of its own, each of whom rode the wave of momentum that Ocasio-Cortez-backed socialist Mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/zohran-mamdani\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11802\">Zohran Mamdani<\/a> established in 2025. U.S. House candidates running to represent different parts of New York City include Darializa Avila Chevalier, Brad Lander, and Claire Valdez, who all ousted incumbent or establishment-backed Democrats in a major blow to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY).<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coming off that momentum in her home state, Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s backing of el Sayed also bucks the House and Senate Democratic leadership\u2019s vision for the future of the chambers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4633109\/democrat-scientists-314-action-fund\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4633109\">DEMOCRATS WITH SCIENCE BACKGROUNDS SEE $12 MILLION BOOST FROM STEM PAC<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>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 his 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\/\">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. He is also backed by other progressive Democrats, including Reps. Ro Khanna (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), and Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), and Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD).<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El Sayed is taking on Stevens and state Sen. Mallory McMorrow in the Democratic primary 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<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AOC backs leftist Abdul el Sayed for Michigan Senate amid anti-establishment wave<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2622717,"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\/AP26084758126508.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[77374,8334,54207],"class_list":["post-2622716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-abdul-el-sayed","tag-aoc","tag-michigan-primary"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26084758126508.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2622716","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=2622716"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2622716\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2622721,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2622716\/revisions\/2622721"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2622717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2622716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2622716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2622716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}