{"id":2640959,"date":"2026-08-05T12:43:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T16:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-republicans-run-ad-campaign-calling-el-sayed-dangerously-radical-after-michigan-victory\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T12:46:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T16:46:13","slug":"senate-republicans-run-ad-campaign-calling-el-sayed-dangerously-radical-after-michigan-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-republicans-run-ad-campaign-calling-el-sayed-dangerously-radical-after-michigan-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Republicans run ad campaign calling el Sayed &#8216;dangerously radical&#8217; after Michigan victory"},"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%2Fsenate-republicans-run-ad-campaign-calling-el-sayed-dangerously-radical-after-michigan-victory%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=2640959&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>The Senate Leadership Fund, a GOP super PAC, is aggressively targeting michigan Senate democratic candidate Abdul El Sayed with a six-figure advertising campaign labeling him as \u201cdangerously radical,\u201d as Republicans aim to flip Michigan\u2019s open Senate seat. El Sayed, a former public health official and Bernie Sanders-endorsed candidate, recently won the Democratic primary by narrowly defeating Rep. Haley stevens and will face Republican Mike Rogers in the November election. The super PAC is using clips from El Sayed\u2019s campaign where he describes himself as &#8220;perilous&#8221;-referring to his opposition to corporate interests and wealthy power brokers-to portray him negatively. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer\u2019s endorsement of Stevens reportedly prompted the ad campaign.el sayed defends himself,questioning why he&#8217;s deemed dangerous given his background and faith,and emphasizes his commitment to fighting islamophobia. The super PAC plans to spend over $45 million on Rogers\u2019 campaign to oppose him and prevent El Sayed from winning the seat.  <\/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\">The Senate Leadership Fund, a GOP super PAC, is targeting progressive Michigan Senate candidate <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abdul-el-sayed\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"23138\">Abdul el Sayed <\/a>with a six<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >-figure ad campaign calling<\/a> the Democratic candidate \u201cdangerously radical,\u201d as Republican leadership seeks to flip Michigan\u2019s open Senate seat red.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El Sayed, a former public health official, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4673520\/michigan-senate-democratic-primary-results-2026\/\">clinched the Democratic nomination<\/a> in Michigan on Wednesday morning, defeating establishment-backed Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) by a slim margin. Endorsed by Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bernie-sanders\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"41\">Bernie Sanders<\/a> (I-VT), el Sayed will now face off against former Republican Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-rogers\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1022\">Mike Rogers<\/a> in the November general election.<\/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\/house\/4675913\/anna-paulina-luna-endorses-against-cory-mills\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Anna Paulina Luna endorses GOP opponent to scandal-ridden Cory Mills in Florida<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4675659\/republican-ad-abdul-el-sayed-dangerously-radical\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Senate Republicans run ad campaign calling el Sayed \u2018dangerously radical\u2019 after Michigan victory<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4675565\/hasan-piker-torches-democratic-voters\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Hasan Piker torches Democratic voters: \u2018You are all unbelievably Islamophobic pieces of s***\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Senate Leadership Fund is already raring to go in its mission to elect Rogers to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-the-attacks-on-j-d-vance-were-never-going-to-stick\/\" title=\"Why The Attacks On J.D. Vance Were Never Going To Stick\">open seat left vacant<\/a> by retiring Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gary-peters\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1182\">Gary Peters<\/a> (D-MI), kicking off its general election advertising campaign using clips from el Sayed\u2019s campaign stops in which he referred to himself as \u201cdangerous,\u201d though he was referring to the threat he poses to corporate interests and wealthy power brokers as a progressive politician.<\/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\">\u201cAbdul el Sayed, in his own words: \u2018They\u2019ve taken to calling me dangerous,\u2019 \u2018Do police really need to use guns? \u2018Do we need as much of a police force?\u2019 \u2018I\u2019m dangerous!\u2019,\u201d the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=V1t7oWvMxXE\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=V1t7oWvMxXE\">SLF said<\/a> in its advertisement, titled \u201cAbdul El-Sayed: Dangerously Radical\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SLF Executive Director Alex Latcham emphasized this message in a statement on Wednesday, pointing to Senate Minority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chuck-schumer\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"384\">Chuck Schumer\u2019s<\/a> (D-NY) effective endorsement of Stevens in the Democratic primary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFrom calling to disarm the police to his close ties to extremist figures, Abdul El-Sayed is uniquely dangerous and unqualified, which is why Chuck Schumer spent over $60 million in a failed effort to prevent Abdul from serving in the U.S. Senate,\u201d Latcham said. \u201cFrom now until Election Day, SLF will do everything within its power to support Mike Rogers and stop Abdul from endangering Michigan families.\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\">El Sayed spoke to claims that he is \u201cdangerous\u201d at a campaign event several weeks ago, saying, \u201cI wonder why you would call somebody from my background, with my faith, dangerous?\u201d El Sayed, a son of Egyptian immigrants, is Muslim and has been vocal about his faith in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4675422\/michigan-senate-race-undecided-abdul-el-sayed-goes-after-mike-rogers-israel-ice\/\">fighting against what he describes as Islamophobia<\/a> in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAsk the folks who got a medical debt relief check if I\u2019m dangerous,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DaL2Yico9zU\/?hl=en\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DaL2Yico9zU\/?hl=en\">el Sayed said<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m not dangerous if you need government to work for you. But I tell you what, I sure am dangerous if you\u2019re one of those folks who\u2019s a corporation or a special interest or a politician who does their bidding who\u2019s stopping government from working for you. So, yeah, if you\u2019re Chuck Schumer, I\u2019m dangerous. If you\u2019re AIPAC, I\u2019m dangerous.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4675422\/michigan-senate-race-undecided-abdul-el-sayed-goes-after-mike-rogers-israel-ice\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4675422\">ABDUL EL SAYED GOES AFTER MIKE ROGERS, ISRAEL, AND ICE<\/a><\/strong><\/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\">The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> has reached out to el Sayed\u2019s campaign for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Senate Leadership Fund also announced on Wednesday it would pour over $45 million into Rogers\u2019s campaign against el Sayed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\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<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GOP super PAC targets Michigan Dem Abdul el Sayed as \u201cdangerously radical\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2640960,"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\/08\/AP26217550375290.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[34575,81734,83722,36160,35272],"class_list":["post-2640959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-ad-campaign","tag-el-sayed","tag-michigan-victory","tag-political-controversy","tag-senate-republicans"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26217550375290.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2640959","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=2640959"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2640959\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2640964,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2640959\/revisions\/2640964"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2640960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2640959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2640959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2640959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}