PoliticsDemocrats face tough Michigan midterms as Trump calls candidate a ‘jihadist’

Opinion polls point to a difficult midterms race for Democrats in Michigan, with Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed running neck-and-neck against Republican Mike Rogers. El-Sayed, a party leftist and outspoken critic of Israel’s government over the Gaza war, faces a barrage of unfounded accusations, including Donald Trump’s claim that he is a jihadist extremist linked to terrorism.

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