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AOC Endorses Abdul El-Sayed, Leads Michigan Senate Primary

7/6/2026

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Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsed epidemiologist Abdul El-Sayed, her first endorsement in this cycle’s contested Michigan Democratic Senate primary.
El-Sayed leads Democratic primary polls, with Republican Mike Rogers expected as the GOP nominee.
His platform includes Medicare-for-all, abolishing ICE, calling Israel’s Gaza actions genocide, and refusing PAC donations.
GOP adviser Greg Manz called the endorsement unsurprising and framed the race as a choice between far-left ideas and working-family values.

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Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsed epidemiologist Abdul El-Sayed, her first endorsement in this cycle’s contested Michigan Democratic Senate primary.
El-Sayed leads Democratic primary polls, with Republican Mike Rogers expected as the GOP nominee.
His platform includes Medicare-for-all, abolishing ICE, calling Israel’s Gaza actions genocide, and refusing PAC donations.
GOP adviser Greg Manz called the endorsement unsurprising and framed the race as a choice between far-left ideas and working-family values.