Detroit rallygoers for Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed said Michigan voters want “major change,” with several backing guaranteed-income style cash aid as living costs squeeze households.
Supporters tied that appeal to affordability pressures—higher grocery and gas prices, a shrinking middle class and frustration that Democrats have moved too slowly on kitchen-table concerns.
Abdul El-Sayed has centered his campaign on Medicare-for-all, a higher federal minimum wage and broader safety-net programs, arguing government should do more to lower costs and expand coverage.
Barack Obama joined El-Sayed at the Detroit event as the progressive candidate works to unify Democrats ahead of a November matchup with Republican Mike Rogers for retiring Sen. Gary Peters’ seat.