Bill G. Schuette said Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed’s agenda is effectively socialist and predicted voters will reject it in November’s race for retiring Sen. Gary Peters’ seat.
Schuette pointed to El-Sayed’s support for abolishing ICE, Medicare for All, taxing billionaire wealth and ending U.S. military aid to Israel, arguing affordability will dominate the midterms.
El-Sayed has denied being a socialist, telling CNN he believes in capitalism if regulated, even as he won the primary with backing from Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other DSA-aligned figures.
Schuette also attacked El-Sayed’s association with Hasan Piker, the streamer with roughly 10 million followers; El-Sayed said Monday that only he and campaign spokespeople speak for his campaign.
The clash sharpens a key general-election contrast in Michigan, where El-Sayed will face Republican Mike Rogers in a Senate contest that could help decide chamber control.