# Democratic rift becomes focus of Michigan Senate race

https://mins.news/en/video/124493

- CNN, 2026-11-01 15:25 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTBsbxqMkM0

> Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed said Saturday that he disagreed with a controversial ad from an outside group. Rep. Haley Stevens, his former primary rival, has pressed him to denounce it. The ad blames Americans’ high costs on US foreign aid to Israel; the two exchanged barbs Friday.

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