AOC transfers $1m to Michigan Senate candidate El-Sayed
Summarised from 4 outlets · 5 reports · Updated 17 Oct, 01:27 · Archive
New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has transferred $1 million to support Democrat Abdul El-Sayed's Michigan Senate campaign.
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York has transferred $1 million to Abdul El-Sayed's Michigan Senate campaign. The money comes from Ocasio-Cortez's own campaign committee and will support a joint fundraising effort including the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and Michigan Democratic State Central Committee.
Ocasio-Cortez campaigned for El-Sayed in Michigan's Upper Peninsula on Thursday, where she announced the donation to supporters. She said the transfer was intended to combat political attacks against El-Sayed, which have focused on his Muslim faith, Egyptian heritage and support for Palestine. "I'm not waking up on November 4th wishing I did more to combat the smears aimed at Abdul," she said in a statement, referring to the 3 November election date.
Ocasio-Cortez previously endorsed El-Sayed in July, before he defeated Representative Haley Stevens in the Michigan Democratic primary. She has been conducting a multi-day campaign tour in the state, including a bus tour of the Upper Peninsula and three events in Detroit.
El-Sayed, a former public health official, currently leads Republican Mike Rogers, a former House Intelligence Committee chairman and ex-FBI special agent, by 2.6 percentage points according to a Real Clear Politics average of high-quality polls.
Ocasio-Cortez, who has been a top fundraiser in the House with more than $17 million cash on hand in her principal campaign committee, has been characterised as a potential 2028 presidential candidate. The support for El-Sayed underscores a wider progressive effort to court disaffected voters in the midwestern state, with the pair highlighting economic issues while campaigning together.
How it is being reported
- AOC gives cushy $1m from her own campaign to liberal pal Abdul El-Sayed as he eyes up Michigan senator seatThe New York liberal brought her DSA-affiliated politics to Michigan's Upper Peninsula on Thursday to show her belief that El-Sayed can fight off Republican Mike Rogers.Daily Mail · 17 Oct, 01:20
- AOC transfers $1 million to El-Sayed's Michigan Senate campaignDemocratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York has transferred $1 million to Abdul El-Sayed's Senate campaign in Michigan. CBS News political reporter Zak Hudak has more.CBS News · 16 Oct, 21:55
- AOC sends $1M to Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan Senate race"I'm not talking about it -- I'm being about it," Ocasio-Cortez bragged to a crowd of El-Sayed's supporters in the Upper Peninsula.New York Post · 16 Oct, 21:34
- AOC transfers $1m to Michigan candidate El-Sayed in progressive pushProgressive stalwart, who is seen as potential 2028 candidate, says she wants to combat 'smears' against El-Sayed.Al Jazeera · 16 Oct, 21:07
- AOC campaigning for fellow progressive El-Sayed at event in red upper MichiganNew York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is stumping for fellow progressive Democrat Dr. Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan's Senate race. Meanwhile, Vice President JD Vance plans to rally Republican Michiganders. CBS News' Aaron Navarro reports.CBS News · 15 Oct, 15:40
In this story: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez · Abdul El-Sayed · Mike Rogers · Michigan · Haley Stevens
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