Politics
El-Sayed battles Rogers in tight Michigan Senate race on a Medicare for All platform
October 26, 2026 at 05:30 PM
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Democrat Abdul El-Sayed campaigned across Michigan with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as polls show him in a tight Senate race with Republican Mike Rogers.
- El-Sayed, who ran Detroit's and Wayne County's health departments, is in a tight race for Michigan's Senate seat against Republican Mike Rogers.
- El-Sayed campaigned in Michigan's Upper Peninsula alongside Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in support of his bid.
- El-Sayed called for Medicare for All and condemned US support for Israel's war in Gaza at campaign rallies.
- A Kaiser Family Foundation poll in October found two-thirds of Americans support Medicare for All.

