2026 United States Senate election in Michigan

Vietor argues Obama is uniquely placed to counter efforts to portray Abdul El-Sayed as dangerous or foreign.

“Obama could talk about Abdul and efforts to define Abdul as dangerous or foreign in a way that Many other politicians can't”

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Vietor reports that polling he has heard about indicates McMorrow's supporters are split and will not simply move to Haley Stevens.

“I've heard from people who've seen a lot of polling that Mallory's votes are very much split. It's not an obvious boon to Haley Stevens”

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Vietor argues McMorrow's attack on El-Sayed for campaigning with Hasan Piker was a fatal error that boosted El-Sayed and aligned her with the establishment.

“I think she made sort of what turned out to be a fatal error by attacking Abdul for campaigning with this on Piker”

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Asked whether he would campaign for Haley Stevens if she won, El-Sayed pledged only to work against Republican Mike Rogers.

“I'm going to make sure that Mike Rogers never sees the inside of the U.S. Senate”

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El-Sayed claims his internal polling shows him leading despite $50 million in outside spending.

“our internal polling shows me up pretty substantially, despite the fact that outside spending has hit $50 million in my race”

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El-Sayed says he supports more investment in recruitment, retention and retirement for law enforcement alongside non-police safety programs.

“we need more investment in recruitment, retention, and retirement for law enforcement”

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Pfeiffer argues Trump campaigning in Michigan, where he is deeply underwater, cannot help Republicans.

“What I can't, what you can't tell me is that him going to Michigan is helpful”

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Pfeiffer suggests some of the electability concerns about El-Sayed are unspoken subtext about his name, as with Obama.

“Is it because his name is Abdul El-Sayed? Is that what the reason is? That's the subtext of a lot of this, but no one will actually say that”

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Litman says that, although Stevens is not the right candidate, much of the criticism of her has been sexist.

“a lot of the criticism of her about being unelectable or being a bad candidate is so sexist”

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Litman argues the establishment has lost credibility on electability arguments.

“I think the establishment, quote unquote, has lost all credibility on that argument. They thought Joe Biden could win another term”

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Carolla argues white Democratic candidates without an identity category adopt quirky personas to stand out.

“Well, if you're just a plain old white person and you don't get to any intersectional boxes, then you have to be weird because weird is your box”

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Carolla contends that Democratic policies deter normal people from running for office as Democrats.

“Democrats ideas are now so batshit crazy that it's going to eliminate a lot of normal people”

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