Overview
- Polls released Sept. 17 showed Abdul El‑Sayed with a small lead over Republican Mike Rogers, leaving the contest effectively tied and keeping control of the Senate in play.
- A new coalition called Nonnegotiable Michigan has asked El‑Sayed to affirm five specific commitments on Jewish safety, identity, Israel, and political participation and says it has received no response from his campaign.
- A separate effort, Michigan Jews for Democracy, published an open letter with more than 600 signers pledging support for El‑Sayed as Jewish voices in the state split over his record and rhetoric.
- Rogers drew a prominent endorsement from The Detroit News and faced criticism for declining to attend a planned Sept. 15 Fox 2 forum, a choice opponents say ceded an unchallenged platform to El‑Sayed.
- Both campaigns are intensifying advertising and outreach around El‑Sayed’s past remarks and his ties to streamer Hasan Piker as outside groups run ads and voters prepare to start casting absentee ballots on Sept. 24.