# Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed works to win over skeptical Jewish Democrats

https://mins.news/en/item/37213

- CNN, 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/29/politics/el-sayed-michigan-jewish-democrats-synagogue?Date=20260829&Profile=CNN

> Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed is spending the weekend trying to persuade skeptical Jewish Democrats to support him. He is meeting Jewish party leaders and apologizing for controversial past remarks as he seeks to unite a fractured party before November.

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