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El-Sayed and Stevens Trade Public Criticism Ahead Detroit Event

By Drooid · Oct 31, 2026 · How we work

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Summary

Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens publicly criticized each other on Friday, two days before their joint Detroit campaign event.
El-Sayed’s campaign denied any involvement with the Rebellion PAC advertisement that Stevens called antisemitic.
Stevens demanded El-Sayed apologize for blaming Israel for Michigan’s high healthcare costs.
A Mitchell Research poll on Oct. 28 showed El-Sayed leading Mike Rogers 51% to 44% among likely Michigan Senate voters.

History

The 1994 Republican Revolution, driven by Newt Gingrich’s Contract with America, gave the GOP a 54-seat House majority—the first since 1952—and sparked a wave of hard-line TV ads. That playbook resurfaces in Michigan, where Senate candidates Abdul El-Said and Haley Stevens trade accusations over a Rebellion PAC advertisement, echoing the 1994 ad-intensive strategy.

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The 1994 Republican Revolution, driven by Newt Gingrich’s Contract with America, gave the GOP a 54-seat House majority—the first since 1952—and sparked a wave of hard-line TV ads. That playbook resurfaces in Michigan, where Senate candidates Abdul El-Said and Haley Stevens trade accusations over a Rebellion PAC advertisement, echoing the 1994 ad-intensive strategy.

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