{"id":2622844,"date":"2026-07-02T12:49:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T16:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abdul-el-sayed-vows-to-take-on-schumer-as-left-wing-candidates-gain-momentum\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T12:50:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T16:50:17","slug":"abdul-el-sayed-vows-to-take-on-schumer-as-left-wing-candidates-gain-momentum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abdul-el-sayed-vows-to-take-on-schumer-as-left-wing-candidates-gain-momentum\/","title":{"rendered":"Abdul el Sayed vows to take on Schumer as left-wing candidates gain momentum"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fabdul-el-sayed-vows-to-take-on-schumer-as-left-wing-candidates-gain-momentum%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=2622844&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>Michigan Senate candidate Abdul el Sayed has positioned himself as a progressive challenger to the Democratic establishment, notably opposing Senate minority Leader Chuck Schumer and distancing himself from more centrist candidates like Rep. Haley Stevens. El Sayed&#8217;s campaign emphasizes leftist policies such as Medicare for All and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/billionaire-wealth-tax-raises-legal-questions\/\" title=\"Billionaire Wealth Tax Raises Legal Questions\">billionaire wealth tax<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >gaining media attention amidst<\/a> the primary race. He has received endorsements from figures like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Chris Van Hollen, boosting his momentum. Though, he faces criticism from Democratic insiders and Republicans, especially from Mike Rogers, who describes his policies as socialism and warns about the far-left shift in Michigan politics. El Sayed&#8217;s primary contest remains competitive, with polls showing him ahead but within narrow margins, as he aims to secure the Democratic nomination to challenge republican Mike Rogers in the general election.  <\/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\">Michigan Senate candidate<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4586334\/abdul-el-sayed-pac-funds-consultants\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4586334\"> Abdul el Sayed<\/a> directly juxtaposed his candidacy with 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>\u2018s (D-NY) chamber agenda on Thursday, distancing himself further from the Democratic establishment that is backing one of his opponents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe doesn\u2019t want to see me on the inside of the U.S. Senate,\u201d el Sayed said after 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 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4633690\/aoc-endorses-abdul-el-sayed-michigan-primary-anti-establishment-momentum\/\">his campaign<\/a>.<\/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\/4634036\/jon-ossoff-challenge-mike-collins-georgia-senate-debates\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Jon Ossoff challenges Mike Collins to three debates as he rides high from polling and fundraising<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4633699\/ossoff-double-digit-advantage-collins-bruising-gop-primary-poll\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Ossoff holds double-digit advantage over Collins after bruising GOP primary: Poll<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4633579\/republican-edge-senate-majority-2026-midterms\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Republicans have edge in holding Senate, but it\u2019s awfully close<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El Sayed is running a leftist, progressive campaign backed by socialist figures in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"655\">Michigan<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-falsely-blamed-trump-in-2020-campaign-for-whitmer-kidnapping-plot-jury-aquits-2-hung-on-2\/\" title=\"Biden Falsely Blamed ... in 2020 ... for Whitmer Kidnapping &#039;Plot&#039;; Jury Aquits 2, Hung on 2\">crucial swing state<\/a> that President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump <\/a>flipped by 1.4 percentage points in 2024. Schumer has backed the more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/my-duty-was-to-save-france-from-the-great-replacement-zemmour-says-france-could-be-lebanon-in-5-10-years\/\" title=\"\u2018My Duty Was to Save France from the Great Replacement\u2019 - Zemmour Says France Could be \u2018Lebanon\u2019 in 5\/10 Years\">centrist candidate<\/a> in the race, Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI), as the Democratic establishment bets on her less radical messaging being more palatable for independent and swing voters in a general election.<\/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\">But as el Sayed has stuck to advocating Medicare for All and a billionaire wealth tax, he has garnered a windfall of media attention this year, as the Democratic primary race has become a key leftist-versus-establishment litmus test. He told the<em> New York Times<\/em> that he stands against \u201cpolitics where we take money from corporations and AIPAC to run milquetoast campaigns and don\u2019t say anything about the problems that everyday people are facing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think too many establishment Democrats are more afraid that I will win,\u201d el Sayed said in the interview. \u201cThat\u2019s really what they\u2019re trying to avoid.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Democratic primary polls between el Sayed, Stevens, and state Sen. Mallory McMorrow have shown el Sayed ahead, but within single digits of Stevens. El Sayed\u2019s team released its own poll in late June that had him ahead by nearly 20 percentage points, an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PollTracker2024\/status\/2072662707061375234?s=20\">outlier<\/a> from the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/polls\/michigan-us-senate-election-polls-2026.html\">rest of the surveys<\/a>, as he tries to seize on momentum <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4624851\/van-hollen-endorse-el-sayed-michigan\/\">from endorsements<\/a> such as those from Ocasio-Cortez and 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).<\/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\">The winner of the Aug. 4 Democratic primary will take on former Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-rogers\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1022\">Mike Rogers<\/a>, a popular name in the Wolverine State endorsed by Trump. Rogers has already begun to hit el Sayed on his leftist agenda and socialist associations, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MikeRogersForMI\/status\/2070545826217111913?s=20\">calling<\/a> his policies \u201ca little bit terrifying.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4633690\/aoc-endorses-abdul-el-sayed-michigan-primary-anti-establishment-momentum\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4633690\">AOC ENDORSES ABDUL EL SAYED IN MICHIGAN PRIMARY AS ANTI-ESTABLISHMENT MOMENTUM GROWS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is not your dad\u2019s Democratic Party, this is not your grandmother\u2019s Democratic Party, this thing has veered so far to the left,\u201d Rogers said. \u201cMichigan, I think, is at the epicenter of that. We have someone who is very proudly associated and flirts with the Democratic Socialists of America, talks about government taking over your healthcare, talks about government taking over certain sectors of the economy.\u201d<\/p>\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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rogers fell to Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) in the 2024 Senate race by just 0.3 points, fewer than 20,000 votes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>El Sayed opposes Schumer, distancing from Dem establishment<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2622845,"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\/AP26111101333279-1.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[77374,33301,5129],"class_list":["post-2622844","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-abdul-el-sayed","tag-chuck-schumer","tag-left-wing"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26111101333279-1.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2622844","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=2622844"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2622844\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2622848,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2622844\/revisions\/2622848"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2622845"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2622844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2622844"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2622844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}