A friendly fire snub came courtesy of another notch for Abdul El-Sayed’s red-green alliance bona fides that prompted a former rival to seek an apology.
In the Mecca of the Midwest, infighting under the big top that is the Democratic Party’s circus of a coalition has already proved problematic in the past when terrorist sympathizers boycotted the 2024 ticket for agreeing to Israel’s right to exist and defend itself. Now, as turnout will prove the difference in selecting the next senator of Michigan, the Democratic nominee’s campaign has reportedly asked pro-Israel Michigan Rep. Haley Stevens to steer clear of a scheduled event.
Stevens, who ran against El-Sayed in the primary with support from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), was reportedly told to skip an upcoming campaign event, according to Politico, which cited anonymous sources Friday in detailing, “She should stay away ‘as not to distract from the central issues of the campaign,’ one of the people said.”
“The brushoff capped a day of the two lobbing increasingly pointed statements back and forth at each other, frustrating Democrats who say the infighting risks imperiling a state the party can hardly afford to lose as they try to flip control of the Senate,” added the report.
Ahead of a scheduled appearance at a church in Detroit and for El-Sayed that was set to include South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn (D), Stevens released a statement talking up the event while also calling on the Islamist’s campaign to condemn an antisemitic ad.
“That ad tells Michigan families they cannot afford groceries because their money has to be set aside ‘for killing Palestinians,’ and it blames our close ally Israel for everything Michiganders cannot afford. The chief executive of the Anti-Defamation League called it ‘a case study in antisemitism,'” said the congresswoman of the Rebellion PAC ad she described as “produced by Hasan Piker’s uncle, Cenk Uygur,” which El-Sayed’s campaign insisted it was “not affiliated” with.
On the eve of the eve of the eve of our BIG and important election, a unifying moment has arrived, our democratic nominee for U.S Senate disavows the Rebellion PAC ad made by Hasan Piker’s uncle that claims Jews are responsible for America’s economic woes. We have learned from party leaders and emissaries, as reported in the news media that he has.
On Sunday I will join with the Great Democratic leader, Jim Clyburn and Dr El Sayed for a church service in the beautiful city of Detroit.
The political coalition of Black and Jewish voices that have carried Michigan and this country through so many storms to the righteous path of liberal democracy and equal opportunity for all will ring out. Full statement here:
— Haley Stevens (@HaleyforMI) October 30, 2026
Stevens further described the ad as a dramatization of El-Sayed’s own positions “that Israel is the reason Michigan cannot afford schools, health care, and child care,” and called on him to apologize.
Frequently challenged over his family’s alleged ties to terrorist support and his own frequent inability to unequivocally condemn the same, a statement from the Democratic Party’s nominee made sure to emphasize AIPAC while accusing Stevens of losing sight of the objective.
“Our campaign is and has always been focused on addressing the most critical challenges Michiganders are facing: Skyrocketing gas prices, unaffordable groceries, and the inability to see a doctor,” read the statement. “That focus is why our people-powered campaign defeated a historic $70M in outside spending from big corporations and AIPAC on behalf of Congresswoman Stevens. Now the stakes are even higher–defeating [President Donald] Trump’s hand-picked candidate, taking back the Senate, and defending our democracy.”
https://t.co/NEd1uijz11
— Dr. Abdul El-Sayed (@AbdulElSayed) October 30, 2026
“That should be the priority for all of us right now,” it continued. “So while Congresswoman Stevens seems intent on relitigating a primary that ended three months ago, let’s all focus on the task at hand: that’s beating Mike Rogers, holding Trump accountable, and getting money out of politics, putting money in pockets, and passing Medicare for All.”
A Michigan Democratic operative, said to be unaffiliated with El-Sayed’s campaign, told Politico, “Every Democrat was singing the same tune but now, because one person is tone deaf, the whole choir is thrown off.”
Native of Brooklyn, NY, Kevin Haggerty is a graduate of Hunter College where he studied Cultural Anthropology and Geography. An avid reader and truth seeker, he currently resides in Texas with his wife and their dog and, when he isn't researching current events and their impacts, you'll find him spending time with friends and family or working on his next novel.
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