# As Trump escalates extreme attacks, Democrats finally rally around El-Sayed

https://mins.news/en/item/122183

- The Guardian, 2026-10-30 10:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/30/abdul-el-sayed-michigan-senate-tump

> The Democratic establishment is backing Abdul El-Sayed, its progressive candidate in Michigan’s closely watched Senate race, after Donald Trump and allies attacked him. Trump falsely called him a “jihadist” and a “Muslim Brotherhood member.” Bernie Sanders, Barack Obama and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have appeared with him, marking a shift after a bitter primary split. Polls cited in the report give El-Sayed a narrow lead over Republican Mike Rogers.

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