Politics
Harris joins El-Sayed in Detroit to rally Michigan Democrats ahead of midterms
September 23, 2026 at 12:26 AM
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Kamala Harris campaigned with Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit on Tuesday, seeking to unify Democrats before November's midterm elections.
- Harris appeared with El-Sayed at Detroit's Birth Detroit center for a roundtable on Black maternal health ahead of his race against Republican nominee Mike Rogers.
- Harris said Trump cut Medicaid funding by a trillion dollars and that the Senate should act as a check on the administration's abuses.
- El-Sayed, who defeated Representative Haley Stevens in August's primary and lost Wayne County, said the campaign aims to build an electoral coalition.
- The visit follows Harris's 2024 loss in Michigan to Trump, with further campaign stops planned in Nevada and Georgia.

