Even Mamdani will be there: The anti-Israeli candidate arrives in New York

Progressive Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed, will hold a fundraiser in Manhattan with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The race against Republican Mike Rogers is tight, with a one-point gap in polls. El-Sayed holds sharp anti-Israel positions, causing Jewish donors to abandon him. The Democratic Party is enlisting former President Obama for a rally in Detroit.

Progressive Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed, will hold a fundraiser tonight in Manhattan, with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The event takes place about a month before the midterm elections, where the Michigan race could determine control of the Senate. El-Sayed, a physician and former director of the Detroit Health Department, is running against Republican Mike Rogers for the seat vacated by retiring Democratic Senator Gary Peters. A Fox News poll shows El-Sayed leading by one percentage point, 50% to 49%. El-Sayed has publicly expressed sharp anti-Israel positions, including opposition to military aid to Israel and accusing it of genocide. His positions have alienated Jewish donors who have shifted support to Rogers. Former President Barack Obama is expected to attend a rally in Detroit on October 24 alongside El-Sayed.