El-Sayed urges a ‘massive’ Democratic win in Michigan
Senate nominee warns Trump and Rogers may not accept a close result, and voices regret over his response to synagogue attack
DETROIT (MNTV) — Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed is urging his party to win November’s elections by margins large enough to leave the result beyond dispute, warning that President Donald Trump and Republican nominee Mike Rogers might not accept a narrow defeat.
“We need to win by massive numbers,” El-Sayed said on NBC’s Meet the Press, arguing Democrats must produce an “unquestionable” outcome.
He cited Trump’s history of contesting the 2020 result and accused Rogers of continuing to cast doubt on that election.
Trump said on Saturday he would accept the midterms’ outcome “regardless of who wins,” while adding “we don’t want to cheat.”
Michigan was among the states where Trump allies pursued fraud claims that courts rejected in 2020.
El-Sayed, a former public-health official running on health care, economic inequality and curbing corporate money, said he is drawing support from former Trump voters.
He also sought to reassure Jewish voters critical of his positions on Israel, again voicing regret for responding to a March attack on a Detroit-area synagogue by saying “hurt people hurt people” — a remark for which he apologised.
“If I step on somebody’s grief, of course I regret that,” he said, adding that his commitment to Jewish safety equals that to his own children’s.
Zionist groups, including AIPAC, have funded attacks on him over the episode.
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