{"id":2640901,"date":"2026-08-05T10:38:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T14:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/muslim-leftist-el-sayed-declares-himself-winner-of-key-michigan-senate-primary-despite-votes-still-outstanding\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T10:44:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T14:44:54","slug":"muslim-leftist-el-sayed-declares-himself-winner-of-key-michigan-senate-primary-despite-votes-still-outstanding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/muslim-leftist-el-sayed-declares-himself-winner-of-key-michigan-senate-primary-despite-votes-still-outstanding\/","title":{"rendered":"Muslim Leftist El-Sayed Declares Himself Winner of Key Michigan Senate Primary Despite Votes Still Outstanding"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fmuslim-leftist-el-sayed-declares-himself-winner-of-key-michigan-senate-primary-despite-votes-still-outstanding%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=2640901&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>Far-left Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed has won Michigan\u2019s U.S.Senate Democratic primary, defeating Rep. Haley Stevens in a race seen as a victory for the progressive wing of the party. The Associated Press and NBC News reported that El-Sayed received approximately 48.5% of the vote, narrowly surpassing Stevens with about 47.5%, with about 95% of votes counted. el-Sayed declared his victory early Wednesday and expressed pride in becoming the Democratic nominee, emphasizing policies like &#8220;Money out of politics,&#8221; &#8220;Money in your pocket,&#8221; and &#8220;Medicare for All.&#8221; The upcoming November election will be highly competitive, with Republican Mike Rogers winning his primary unopposed and poised to face El-Sayed for a senate seat. The race highlights internal party divisions, with prominent progressives campaigning for El-sayed, despite his disavowal of the Democratic Socialists of America. President Trump criticized El-Sayed, associating him with socialist and communist groups, and suggested that such ideologies would lead to chaos and decline. The election in Michigan is considered pivotal in determining Senate control, with other primaries indicating a mixed night for the far-left.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Far-left Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed has won Michigan\u2019s U.S. Senate Democratic primary.<\/p>\n<p>The Associated Press called the race for El-Sayed just before 10 a.m. local time on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan\u2019s Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, defeating U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens in a victory for the party\u2019s progressive wing in a battleground state. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BEq0d865jq\">https:\/\/t.co\/BEq0d865jq<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ErCJ6kEkSM\">pic.twitter.com\/ErCJ6kEkSM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Associated Press (@AP) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AP\/status\/2085004353711022373?\">August 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>El-Sayed declared victory earlier on Wednesday morning, at a time when only NBC had called the race in his favor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMoney out of politics. Money in your pocket. Medicare for All. Michigan\u2026 We won. I am so proud to be your Democratic nominee for US Senate. Let\u2019s win in November,\u201d El-Sayed <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AbdulElSayed\/status\/2084961309368422674\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2026-election\/abdul-el-sayed-wins-michigans-democratic-senate-primary-notching-midwe-rcna589750\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC<\/a> declared El-Sayed the winner.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Money out of politics.<br \/> Money in your pocket.<br \/> Medicare for All.<\/p>\n<p>Michigan\u2026<\/p>\n<p>We won. I am so proud to be your Democratic nominee for US Senate. Let\u2019s win in November. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RItVmqrzob\">pic.twitter.com\/RItVmqrzob<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dr. Abdul El-Sayed (@AbdulElSayed) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AbdulElSayed\/status\/2084961309368422674?\">August 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Data provided by the Associated Press and published by The New York Times showed El-Sayed with 48.48 percent of the vote, with 95 percent of the votes counted. Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens of Michigan had 47.51 percent. El-Sayed had a margin of about 15,000 votes over Stevens.<\/p>\n<p>El-Sayed had been opposed by Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in a race that highlighted the split between the far-left, progressive wing of the party and the party\u2019s establishment.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Mike Rogers, who won Tuesday\u2019s Republican primary, will face El-Sayed in November for the Senate seat held by retiring Democrat Gary Peters.<\/p>\n<p>Rogers claimed the Republican nomination without opposition Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The race in November is expected to be one of the most competitive in the country, and it could determine which party controls the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>Although El-Sayed says he is not part of the Democratic Socialists of America, socialist stalwarts such as Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont have campaigned for him.<\/p>\n<p>Considering that a distinction without a difference, President Donald Trump lumped El-Sayed with DSA loyalists and those he said will \u201cruin our country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou go to these cities that are taken over by the socialists and the communists, they\u2019re always filthy, dirty. They\u2019re disgusting,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAside from crime, aside from all of the other problems \u2014 no jobs, no anything, no money \u2014 they\u2019re always filthy, disgusting, dirty, and that\u2019s what you\u2019ll get,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FoxNews\/status\/2084962343629242771\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on X<\/a> that it was a mixed night for the far left.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: Michigan\u2019s high-profile Democratic Senate primary is still too close to call.<\/p>\n<p>Abdul El-Sayed and Rep. 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