Abdul El-Sayed is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate in Michigan.
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The Gerry Callahan ShowAug 4, 2026
Multiple tier1 and tier2 sources (AP, Reuters, BBC, NPR, NYT, NBC) report that Abdul El-Sayed was the Democratic candidate in Michigan's U.S.
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… We're all going to die from extreme weather. But that's not the only existential threat we're facing today. In Michigan, they're heading to the polls, and they are going to nominate another Muslim socialist. This will be the first. Abdul Al-Sayed is going to win the Democrat nomination today in Michigan because all the miserable white ladies love socialism. He's losing in the, in the polls to Haley Stevens, the Saturday Night Live character, that cartoon character, the little squatty woman who sounds like, ah, she's, ah, putting us on with her Michigan …
The Gerry Callahan Show · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. AP and Reuters report El-Sayed won Michigan's U.S. Senate Democratic primary, defeating Rep. Haley Stevens, with media projections on August 5, 2026.[1][2]
Supports. BBC, NPR, NYT and NBC all report El-Sayed as the progressive candidate who narrowly beat Stevens for the Democratic Senate nomination in Michigan.[3][4][5][6]
Supports. Later coverage in October describes El-Sayed as the Democratic nominee facing Republican Mike Rogers in November, confirming his candidacy continued.[7][8]
Sources
8 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 tier 1, 3 tier 2, 2 not rated
- 1How Abdul El-Sayed went from political oblivion to progressive breakthrough in Michigan Senate raceapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan primary in jolt to Democratsreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3Left-wing political outsider Abdul El-Sayed wins Democratic ...bbc.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports
- 4Progressive Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan's Democratic primary for ...npr.org · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 5Abdul El-Sayed Wins Democratic Senate Primary in ...nytimes.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 6Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, notching a Midwest victory for the leftnbcnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 7Meet Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan US Senate candidatemichiganpublic.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 8Meet the U.S. Senate candidates: Mike Rogers and Abdul El-Sayedmichigandaily.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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