{"id":1969,"date":"2026-08-05T06:30:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T06:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asianewscast.com\/?p=1969"},"modified":"2026-08-05T06:30:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T06:30:10","slug":"abdul-el-sayed-wins-michigan-democratic-primary-for-senate-nbc-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asianewscast.com\/?p=1969","title":{"rendered":"Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Democratic primary for Senate, NBC projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__divider\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__update-reading-list-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"update-reading-list\">\n<p class=\"update-reading-list__button-text\">Save<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"screen-reader-text\">Click here to share on social 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href=\"\/author\/ali_harb_200919153312036\">Ali Harb<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<div class=\"date-simple\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 5 Aug 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">5 Aug 2026<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg--all-content\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p>Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive public health advocate, has won the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate, overcoming more than $60m in <a href=\"\/news\/2026\/8\/2\/how-much-has-aipac-spent-against-michigans-abdul-el-sayed-and-why\">campaign spending<\/a>, mostly from pro-Israel groups, NBC has projected.<\/p>\n<p>The result on Tuesday represents an enormous blow to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), which led the way in the effort to defeat the pro-Palestinian El-Sayed, backing his opponent, US Congresswoman Haley Stevens, with more than $30m.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"more-on__list\">\n<li class=\"more-on__article\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list 1 of 3<\/span><a class=\"more-on__link\" href=\"\/news\/2026\/8\/1\/us-arabs-eye-historic-senate-win-for-abdul-el-sayed-despite-aipac-attacks\">US Arabs eye \u2018historic\u2019 Senate win for Abdul El-Sayed despite AIPAC attacks<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"more-on__article\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list 2 of 3<\/span><a class=\"more-on__link\" href=\"\/news\/2026\/8\/2\/how-much-has-aipac-spent-against-michigans-abdul-el-sayed-and-why\">How much has AIPAC spent against Michigan\u2019s Abdul El-Sayed? And why?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"more-on__article\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list 3 of 3<\/span><a class=\"more-on__link\" href=\"\/news\/2026\/8\/3\/from-donald-trump-to-abdul-el-sayed-us-arabs-centre-palestine-in-politics\">From Trump to El-Sayed: US Arabs in Michigan centre Palestine in politics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>El-Sayed will face former Republican Congressman Mike Rogers in November. The race is considered one of a handful of competitive Senate contests in the November midterms and could determine which party controls the chamber for the rest of President Donald Trump\u2019s term.<\/p>\n<p>If El-Sayed \u2013 who is of Egyptian descent \u2013 wins in November, he would become the first Muslim senator in US history.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday\u2019s result in Michigan \u2013 a swing state that voted for Trump in 2024 \u2013 will have major implications for the Democrats\u2019 policies on conflicts in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>El-Sayed recognises Israel\u2019s atrocities in Gaza as a genocide and argues that money spent on conflicts that benefit Israel should be invested in local communities in the US to address healthcare, housing and infrastructure problems.<\/p>\n<p><em>More to come\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Abdul El-Sayed speaks to supporters during a campaign rally in Detroit, August 2 [Rebecca Cook\/Reuters] By Ali Harb Published On 5 Aug 20265 Aug 2026 Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive public health advocate, has won the Democratic nomination for the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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