Ocasio-Cortez Joins El-Sayed on 2-Day Michigan Tour as Senate Majority Fight Tightens
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Updated · The New York Times · Oct 9
Ocasio-Cortez Joins El-Sayed on 2-Day Michigan Tour as Senate Majority Fight Tightens
2 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 9
Summary
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will campaign next week for Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed, joining his Upper Peninsula bus tour on Thursday and holding three Michigan rallies on Friday.
The trip marks her first general-election appearance for El-Sayed and comes with 25 days left in a race both parties see as pivotal to control of the Senate.
Thursday’s stops include Escanaba, Iron Mountain and Marquette on El-Sayed’s “Shouldn’t Be This Hard” tour; Friday’s events are set for Oakland University, Eastern Michigan University and a Detroit “Latinos for Abdul” rally.
El-Sayed is facing Republican Mike Rogers, who narrowly lost a Michigan Senate race in 2024, and the two clashed in a heated debate on Thursday.
The visit adds to a broader Democratic push that already includes a New York fundraiser with Ocasio-Cortez and a planned Oct. 24 rally with Barack Obama, even as Republicans use El-Sayed’s ties to her in attack ads.