{"id":2631130,"date":"2026-07-17T11:32:59","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T15:32:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/el-sayed-says-hell-have-a-conversation-with-schumer-after-i-win\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T11:34:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T15:34:42","slug":"el-sayed-says-hell-have-a-conversation-with-schumer-after-i-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/el-sayed-says-hell-have-a-conversation-with-schumer-after-i-win\/","title":{"rendered":"El Sayed says he&#8217;ll have a conversation with Schumer &#8216;after I win&#8217;"},"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\">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%2Fel-sayed-says-hell-have-a-conversation-with-schumer-after-i-win%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=2631130&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>Abdul el Sayed, a progressive candidate running for Michigan&#8217;s Senate seat, has stated he will converse with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer if he wins the Democratic primary, showcasing his confidence in his chances. Although Schumer supports moderate candidate Haley Stevens, el Sayed believes the establishment is opposed to his progressive stance, which challenges the influence of corporate interests in politics, particularly criticizing outside spending by groups like the American Israel Public Affairs Committee supporting Stevens. El Sayed has actively criticized the role of money and corporate influence in elections, emphasizing his approach of going on the attack rather than playing defense. Current polling indicates a contested race, with stevens currently holding a lead over el Sayed, despite earlier polls showing him ahead. The primary race is seen as part of a broader movement of left-wing candidates gaining momentum in Michigan, with the winner scheduled to face Republican Mike Rogers in November.  <\/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\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abdul-el-sayed\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"23138\">Abdul el Sayed<\/a>, a progressive candidate in the Senate race for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"655\">Michigan<\/a>, said he will speak 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> (D-NY) if he wins the Democratic primary next month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Schumer supports Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI), a comparatively centrist candidate compared to el Sayed. The two contenders are running 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), who likewise supports Stevens.<\/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\/4652887\/nirav-shah-troy-jackson-solidify-status-top-contenders-maine-senate-race\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Nirav Shah and Troy Jackson solidify status as top contenders in Maine as others Senate candidates flounder<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4652593\/graham-platner-socialists-2026-midterms\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>The Platner effect: Second thoughts about socialists<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4652429\/doj-marine-william-upham-trump-threat\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>DOJ charges Florida House candidate who called for \u2018Antichrist\u2019 Trump\u2019s death<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a new <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-conversation-with-dasha-burns\/id1111319839\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-conversation-with-dasha-burns\/id1111319839\">interview<\/a> on <em>Politico<\/em> podcast <em>The Conversation<\/em>, el Sayed said he has not directly spoken with Schumer yet but confirmed they will \u201chave a conversation after I win this primary.\u201d The remark highlights the candidate\u2019s confidence in his own chances at winning the Aug. 4 primary 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\"><em>Politico<\/em> reporter Dasha Burns commented on the fact that her podcast guest\u2019s \u201ccandidacy has clearly \u2026 freaked out the establishment.\u201d On that point, el Sayed told Burns, \u201cChuck Schumer hates it for sure.\u201d He went on to explain that Schumer opposes his campaign because the Senate leader represents the elite class of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"288\">Democratic Party<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf you\u2019re Chuck Schumer and your whole approach is that you get to go talk to the money people and then dole out their corporate money to help elect the people who are going to do the things that corporations want, yeah, I\u2019m a threat to your system,\u201d el Sayed said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSo of course, they\u2019re freaking out,\u201d he added. \u201cThey\u2019re not freaking out because they think I\u2019m going to lose. They\u2019re freaking out because they think I\u2019m going to win.\u201d<\/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\">Seeking to distinguish himself from his primary opponent, the former public health official has repeatedly railed against the influence of outside spending and corporate interests in the race. He pointed to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/el-sayed-stevens-campaign-finance\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/el-sayed-stevens-campaign-finance\">$50 million sum<\/a> that 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 other major donors have spent in support of Stevens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think we might have set a record for the amount of outside spending set against one candidate in a primary,\u201d he said, \u201cbut that tells you how desperate they really are to continue to have a chokehold on our politics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Differentiating himself from other Democrats who \u201cplay defense\u201d in politics, el Sayed said he goes \u201con the attack\u201d instead.<\/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 Democratic candidates left after Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4636582\/mallory-mcmorrow-suspend-michigan-senate-campaign\/\">bowed out of the race<\/a> this month. Whoever wins the Democratic primary will go on to face presumptive Republican nominee <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-rogers\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1022\">Mike Rogers<\/a> in November.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4634011\/abdul-el-sayed-schumer-momentum\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4634011\/abdul-el-sayed-schumer-momentum\/\">ABDUL EL SAYED VOWS TO TAKE ON SCHUMER AS LEFT-WING CANDIDATES GAIN MOMENTUM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the <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<\/a> on July 7, el Sayed held a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.woodtv.com\/news\/who-won-tonights-democratic-debate\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.woodtv.com\/news\/who-won-tonights-democratic-debate\/\">significant lead<\/a> over Stevens in a poll conducted by the Grand Rapids television station that hosted the forum. Over a week later, the latest polling numbers tell a different story.<\/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\">Stevens now holds a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.detroitnews.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2026\/07\/14\/michigan-senate-race-poll-democrats-abdul-el-sayed-haley-stevens-edge\/90907700007\/?gnt-cfr=1&#038;gca-cat=p&#038;gca-uir=true&#038;gca-epti=z117254p119350l119150c119350e1144xxv117254d--58--b--58--&#038;gca-ft=149&#038;gca-ds=sophi\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.detroitnews.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2026\/07\/14\/michigan-senate-race-poll-democrats-abdul-el-sayed-haley-stevens-edge\/90907700007\/?gnt-cfr=1&#038;gca-cat=p&#038;gca-uir=true&#038;gca-epti=z117254p119350l119150c119350e1144xxv117254d--58--b--58--&#038;gca-ft=149&#038;gca-ds=sophi\">7-point lead<\/a> among likely Democratic primary voters, according to a new <em>Detroit News<\/em>-WDIV-TV poll. A <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/playbook\/2026\/07\/08\/inside-the-battle-for-maine-00989731\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/playbook\/2026\/07\/08\/inside-the-battle-for-maine-00989731\">separate survey<\/a> by Tavern Research showed Stevens ahead by just 1 point in a head-to-head match with el Sayed. With McMorrow still listed on the primary ballot, el Sayed was ahead by 3 points.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>El Sayed plans to talk with Schumer if he wins Michigan primary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2631132,"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-szf1tgl9x-1783012707102-e1784298206649.jpg?1784283801&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[81734,3728,6234,5894,4411],"class_list":["post-2631130","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-el-sayed","tag-election","tag-interview","tag-politics","tag-schumer"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-collage-szf1tgl9x-1783012707102-e1784298206649.jpg?1784283801&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2631130","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=2631130"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2631130\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2631134,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2631130\/revisions\/2631134"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2631132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2631130"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2631130"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2631130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}