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Polls Show El-Sayed Nipping Mike Rogers in Michigan Race

By Drooid · Oct 16, 2026, 3:34 PM UTC · How we work

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vermont) campaigned in Michigan to back Abdul El-Sayed.
Ocasio-Cortez toured Upper Peninsula on Oct. 15, speaking in Escanaba at noon, Iron Mountain at 3 p.m., and Marquette at 6:30 p.m.
On Oct. 16, Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Ayanna Pressley and Rep. Debbie Dingell rallied at Detroit’s Latino event, stopping in Pontiac and Dearborn.
Recent polls show El-Sayed holding a narrow lead over Republican Mike Rogers in the toss-up race.

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vermont) campaigned in Michigan to back Abdul El-Sayed.
Ocasio-Cortez toured Upper Peninsula on Oct. 15, speaking in Escanaba at noon, Iron Mountain at 3 p.m., and Marquette at 6:30 p.m.
On Oct. 16, Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Ayanna Pressley and Rep. Debbie Dingell rallied at Detroit’s Latino event, stopping in Pontiac and Dearborn.
Recent polls show El-Sayed holding a narrow lead over Republican Mike Rogers in the toss-up race.