With Election Day now just over 40 days away, Abdul El-Sayed got two major boosts today from two different corners of the Democratic coalition.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris came to Detroit to campaign with El-Sayed at Birth Detroit, a Black-led maternal and birth center on the city’s west side, where the conversation focused on Black maternal health.
Harris and El-Sayed already had a political relationship, he endorsed her presidential campaign in 2024, but her appearance in Detroit matters now because El-Sayed still has work to do building support in Michigan’s largest city.
Standing in a room of Black women, discussing an issue that disproportionately affects Black women, alongside one of the most prominent Black women in American politics sent a clear message: Detroit is central to this campaign.
As the roundtable wrapped, El-Sayed said he wanted to take these kinds of conversations to Washington “as a team.”
The room responded with snaps and claps. It was a clear show of support but also one that will include accountability.
At an NAACP event in Detroit this evening, Kamala Harris told the crowd: “We have got to turn out the vote in numbers so large that we will be too big to rig. Too big to rig.”
If Harris represented one part of the Democratic coalition coming together, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel represented another.
On today’s episode of For the Sake of the Argument with Lori Goldman, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel made her position clear while appearing alongside El-Sayed.
“Yes, I’ll be voting for Abdul.” ( Watch a clip from the podcast below 👇 )
Nessel said she believes El-Sayed will fight the Trump administration and protect Michiganders’ “security, our safety, our health, and our futures,” adding:
“I am going to say there is no choice, and that’s why I’m supporting Abdul for the United States Senate.”
El-Sayed acknowledged that the two have not always agreed and will not always agree, but said they share a commitment to fighting for Michigan families.
That is what makes this moment notable.
Nessel is one of Michigan’s most prominent Jewish Democrats. Harris remains one of the country’s most recognizable Democratic figures and an especially important voice among Black voters.
Both made their support for El-Sayed unmistakable on the same day.
The post-primary divide inside the Michigan Democratic Party is clearly narrowing. Democrats who disagree on plenty are lining up behind the same Senate nominee and making those disagreements secondary to the general election.
Call it something Democrats have not been accused of nearly enough lately:
Dems in array. 💙
And with roughly 40 days left, the contrast inside Michigan politics is getting harder to miss. All GOOD VIBES on our side though. 😜
We encourage you to listen to the full episode with Attorney General Dana Nessel and Abdul El-Sayed. It’s a nuanced conversation, and no single clip can fully capture the context or substance of the discussion.
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Michelle or Barack Obama in Michigan for Abdul would make those 4 % points disappear.
Great support for Abdul. Good to hear Nessel finally supporting him. Abdul for the win!
LFG! 💙🇺🇸