Abdul El-Sayed Dares Trump to Attack as Michigan Poll Shows Him Trailing 51%-47%

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 17

Abdul El-Sayed said Trump’s attacks would make him “the main character of the midterms,” openly daring the president to target him and his wife as he runs for Michigan’s open Senate seat.
Trump intensified that clash last weekend with a Truth Social post contrasting photos of himself and Melania Trump with El-Sayed and his wife under the caption “Two VERY DIFFERENT America’s.”
The confrontation comes with El-Sayed behind in the first post-primary Fox News poll, which showed Republican Mike Rogers leading 51% to 47% in a race central to Democrats’ bid to cut the GOP’s 53-47 Senate majority.
Republicans are already trying to nationalize the contest, with the RNC calling El-Sayed extreme and highlighting his support for abolishing ICE, Medicare for All and tuition-free college.
If elected, El-Sayed would become the first Muslim U.S. senator, giving the Michigan race added national significance beyond the fight to replace retiring Democratic Sen. Gary Peters.