Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed raises $2.4 million in one day after rival Haley Stevens backs Republican Mike Rogers
Abdullah Hammoud, the Democratic Mayor of Dearborn, whose city's Black pastors voiced fury after Haley Stevens appeared at church alongside Republican Mike Rogers two days before Election Day.
Abdul El-Sayed's campaign collected more than 65,000 individual donations on Sunday alone, nearly half from first-time donors, with an average gift of roughly $37. Rep. Debbie Dingell said Stevens' defection had "galvanised" communities behind El-Sayed rather than damaged him, while Stevens' own office staff staged a mass walkout in protest. A MISEN poll shows El-Sayed leading Republican Mike Rogers by around six points, with a New York Times/Siena survey putting his advantage at over ten.
Michigan Democratic Party chair Curtis Hertel branded Rogers 'Trump's hand-picked candidate' and a 'corrupt politician looking out only for himself.'
El-Sayed closed his campaign with rallies backed by Senator Elizabeth Warren and rapper Common, urging supporters to 'ignore the noise' and vote.
El-Sayed's mother was reportedly questioned by federal investigators two decades ago; El-Sayed has insisted he has 'never been' a Muslim Brotherhood member.
