El-Sayed Fails to Sway Some Jewish Democrats 2 Months Before Michigan Senate Election
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Updated · The New York Times · Sep 3
El-Sayed Fails to Sway Some Jewish Democrats 2 Months Before Michigan Senate Election
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Sep 3
Summary
Two days of outreach by Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed failed to win over some Jewish Democrats, who said his weekend apologies did not fully address remarks he made after a March synagogue attack.
Critics said El-Sayed appeared to apologize more for the timing of those comments than for their substance, leaving unresolved anger over his criticism of Israel and his ties to streamer Hasan Piker.
The dispute extends a bitter primary in which El-Sayed beat pro-Israel Representative Haley Stevens by fewer than 18,000 votes, a race that exposed Democratic divisions over Israel.
With just over two months until the general election, the lingering rift complicates El-Sayed's effort to unify Democrats against Republican Mike Rogers as Republicans including Vice President JD Vance court Jewish voters in a key Senate battleground.