{"id":2629240,"date":"2026-07-13T16:37:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T20:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/omar-endorses-michigan-senate-hopeful-el-sayed-as-best-choice-to-defeat-gop\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T16:39:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T20:39:50","slug":"omar-endorses-michigan-senate-hopeful-el-sayed-as-best-choice-to-defeat-gop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/omar-endorses-michigan-senate-hopeful-el-sayed-as-best-choice-to-defeat-gop\/","title":{"rendered":"Omar endorses Michigan Senate hopeful el Sayed as &#8216;best choice&#8217; to defeat GOP"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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%2Fomar-endorses-michigan-senate-hopeful-el-sayed-as-best-choice-to-defeat-gop%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=2629240&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>Ilhan Omar (D-MN) endorsed Abdul el Sayed, a progressive Michigan Senate candidate, highlighting his stance against corporate interests, commitment to affordability, and support for universal healthcare as reasons for her support. Omar praised his leadership qualities and his ability to connect with Michigan voters, stating he is the best candidate to defeat Republicans in November. El sayed expressed gratitude for Omar&#8217;s backing and commended her courage in standing up against immigration enforcement and hate. <\/p>\n<p>Currently, el Sayed and another Democrat, Haley Stevens, are competing in Michigan\u2019s primary to succeed retiring Senator Gary Peters, amid a close race that has garnered endorsements from prominent figures like Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for el Sayed, and from Gary Peters for Stevens. peters&#8217;s endorsement of Stevens was seen by el Sayed&#8217;s campaign as a sign of political establishment backing, contrasting with el Sayed\u2019s progressive support network.<\/p>\n<p>during their recent debate, el Sayed accused stevens of being influenced by corporate and Israeli lobbyist interests, while Stevens claimed her campaign was benefiting from Republican financial support. The Michigan GOP views el Sayed as the likely winner in the Democratic primary, with the general election set to pit the primary winner against Republican Mike Rogers.  <\/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\/ilhan-omar\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1223\">Ilhan Omar<\/a> (D-MN) on Monday threw her support behind <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"655\">Michigan<\/a> Senate hopeful Abdul el Sayed, whom she called the \u201cbest choice\u201d to defeat the Republican candidate in November.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Omar cited the progressive candidate\u2019s opposition to corporate interests, focus on affordability, and support for universal healthcare as reasons for her endorsement.<\/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\/4646124\/bernie-sanders-troy-jackson-fundraiser-graham-platner-drop-out-maine-senate\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Sanders\u2019s organizing group to feature Troy Jackson in latest fundraiser a week after Graham Platner drop out<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4646135\/six-democratic-socialists-america-most-prominent-caucuses\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Marxists, socialists, and the \u2018Red Star\u2019: Here are the DSA\u2019s most prominent caucuses<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4646021\/texas-gop-house-candidates-rally-ken-paxton\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Battleground House GOP candidates aren\u2019t running away from Ken Paxton in Texas<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAbdul leads with his values and tapped directly into the needs of Michiganders like no other candidate,\u201d Omar <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/abdulforsenate.com\/2026\/07\/u-s-representative-ilhan-omar-endorses-dr-abdul-el-sayed-for-u-s-senate\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/abdulforsenate.com\/2026\/07\/u-s-representative-ilhan-omar-endorses-dr-abdul-el-sayed-for-u-s-senate\/\">said in a statement<\/a>. \u201cHe is ready to win this seat and take back the Senate. He is the best choice to beat Republicans this November, and I look forward to working with him in Congress.\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\">El Sayed thanked the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minnesota\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"443\">Minnesota<\/a> lawmaker for her support while admiring her defiance of the Trump administration\u2019s immigration enforcement operation in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minneapolis\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"444\">Minneapolis<\/a> during the winter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRep. Ilhan Omar is one of the most courageous and unwavering fighters in Congress right now,\u201d he said. \u201cWe need fearlessness and grit to fight back against Trump and his oligarchy. When ICE terrorized her district, she didn\u2019t bend a knee to authoritarianism \u2013 she stood with her community and fought back. When extremists attack her constituents because of where they come from, she isn\u2019t afraid to take a stand against hate. I am grateful for her support.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ahead of the Aug. 4 Democratic primary, el Sayed and Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) are <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/michiganadvance.com\/2026\/07\/08\/new-poll-shows-el-sayed-stevens-statistically-tied-in-michigans-democratic-u-s-senate-primary\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/michiganadvance.com\/2026\/07\/08\/new-poll-shows-el-sayed-stevens-statistically-tied-in-michigans-democratic-u-s-senate-primary\/\">statistically tied<\/a> in the race to succeed 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). Earlier Monday, the incumbent senator <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4645582\/gary-peters-endorses-haley-stevens-michigan-senate-race\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4645582\/gary-peters-endorses-haley-stevens-michigan-senate-race\/\">endorsed Stevens<\/a> after he had decided months earlier to stay neutral.<\/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\">El Sayed\u2019s campaign characterized Peters\u2019s endorsement as a sign that Stevens\u2019s campaign is desperate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is the establishment backing the establishment,\u201d a campaign spokesperson said. \u201cUltimately his entry emphasizes the stakes of the race, it\u2019s the politics of the past vs. the politics of the future, the politics of corporate power vs. the politics of worker power, the politics of cynicism vs. the politics of hope. Nothing says change like the last two senators trying to pick the next one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stevens has also been endorsed by 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) and Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ruben-gallego\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"10230\">Ruben Gallego<\/a> (D-AZ), among other Democratic establishment figures. El Sayed has garnered support from more progressive lawmakers, such as 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) and 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).<\/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\">El Sayed and Stevens are the two remaining Democratic candidates after Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow suspended her campaign earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4640068\/michigan-senate-debate-el-sayed-stevens-slam-each-other-financial-interests\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4640068\/michigan-senate-debate-el-sayed-stevens-slam-each-other-financial-interests\/\">MICHIGAN SENATE DEBATE: EL SAYED AND STEVENS SLAM EACH OTHER OVER FINANCIAL INTERESTS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During their most recent televised debate, the two contenders blasted each other over their respective campaigns\u2019 financial interests. El Sayed peddled the claim that Stevens was bought by corporate interests and Israeli lobbyists, whereas Stevens insisted her primary opponent was benefiting from advertising money spent by the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-party\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"514\">Republican Party<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Based on a post-debate statement, the Michigan GOP sees el Sayed as the likely winner of the Democratic primary. Whoever wins will go on to face the presumptive Republican nominee, former Michigan Republican Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-rogers\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1022\">Mike Rogers<\/a>, in the general election.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Omar backs Abdul el Sayed for Michigan Senate seat<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2629241,"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\/07\/image-collage-tg03cjlv8-1783972766749-e1783972898104.jpg?1783958489&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32807,63376,37975,82671,34723],"class_list":["post-2629240","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-democratic-primary","tag-gop-opposition","tag-michigan-politics","tag-omar-endorses-el-sayed","tag-senate-race"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-collage-tg03cjlv8-1783972766749-e1783972898104.jpg?1783958489&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2629240","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\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2629240"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2629240\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2629243,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2629240\/revisions\/2629243"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2629241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2629240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2629240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2629240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}