Poll shows El‑Sayed ahead of Rogers as Trump ramps up attacks in Michigan Senate race
A recent telephone and online poll of likely Michigan voters found Abdul El‑Sayed at 46% and Mike Rogers at 44%, a margin that falls within the poll's ±3‑point sampling error. AIPAC has filed a $95,000 direct‑mail campaign aimed at roughly 130,000 Jewish voters in the state, focusing on El‑Sayed’s past remarks after a March temple shooting. President Donald Trump shared a video of Kid Rock warning of religious conflict in Dearborn and later posted on Truth Social ridiculing El‑Sayed.
Republicans have outspent Democrats by about $15 million, with GOP ads linking El‑Sayed to defunding the police and other progressive positions. The contest is viewed as pivotal for control of the U.S. Senate.
Why it matters
The outcome could determine which party holds the Senate majority, affecting national legislation.
How this story developed
- Sep 28 Joe Concha accuses Senate hopeful Abdul el Sayed of political double-talk
- Oct 3 A Rasmussen Reports poll now shows El‑Sayed leading Rogers 47% to 44%.
- Oct 9 The first televised debate between the Michigan Senate hopefuls was held Thursday night.
- Oct 9 Republican Mike Rogers accused Democrat Abdul El-Sayed’s mother of working for a charity linked to a designated terrorist group during a Michigan Senate debate.
- Oct 10 Trump posted on Truth Social after the debate, claiming Rogers completely dominated and calling El‑Sayed a jihadist lunatic.
- Oct 15 Federal investigators have taken Rep. Ilhan Omar's phone and issued more than a dozen grand-jury subpoenas, including to family members, as part of a criminal inquiry into her immigration paperwork.
- Oct 15 Federal agents seized Omar’s phone and issued subpoenas to her relatives.
- Oct 16 El‑Sayed publicly denied any Muslim Brotherhood connections on live television.
- Oct 17 House Majority Whip Tom Emmer called for Omar’s jail and deportation if the fraud investigation is substantiated.
- Oct 18 Barack Obama posted on X condemning the investigation as retaliation for Omar’s criticism of the administration.
- Oct 19 Trump posted a Truth Social attack on El‑Sayed and shared a Kid Rock video warning of religious conflict in Dearborn.
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