Harris to campaign with El-Sayed in Michigan Senate race

DETROIT (MNTV) — Former Vice President Kamala Harris will campaign with Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed next week, bringing a prominent national figure into a race that has become a test of the party’s coalition.

Harris and El-Sayed are scheduled to appear Tuesday at a roundtable on Black maternal health, their first joint event since Harris endorsed him after his primary win. El-Sayed — a physician and former Detroit and Wayne County health director — has centered his campaign on healthcare and economic issues, and his candidacy drew national attention after a primary that exposed Democratic divisions over economic policy and U.S. support for Israel. 

Harris, who has argued Democrats must retake the Senate to counter the Trump administration, plans to help mobilize voters and will also meet Detroit NAACP president Rev. Wendell Anthony.

The race has grown increasingly nationalized. Republicans have made El-Sayed a target, criticizing his progressive positions while emphasizing his Muslim faith, and some officials have made unsupported allegations tying him to terrorism, for which no evidence exists. 

El-Sayed has sought to refocus on healthcare, housing, wages, and living costs, arguing economic pressures should outweigh attacks on his identity. 

The Harris visit follows Republican Mike Rogers’s decision to skip a Fox 2 Detroit debate, which he said he had not agreed to and whose moderator he accused of bias — a claim the moderator denied. 

Harris’s stepped-up 2026 activity has also fueled speculation about a possible 2028 presidential bid.