THE NEW ZIONIST TIMES
Democrats Embraced EI-Sayed in Record Time
Bob Goldberg
August 5, 2026
Abdul El-Sayed went on morning television Wednesday, before the Michigan Senate primary had even been formally called, and described Israel as bloodthirsty. Asked whether his quarrel was with Netanyahu or with Israel itself, he said the two were inseparable, and repeated his claim that Israel is an illegal apartheid regime. Not a slip. A calm, considered answer, on a program watched by every Democrat in Washington who matters. Within hours, the Senate Democratic leader and the chairman of his party’s Senate campaign committee praised El-Sayed’s energetic campaign and said they looked forward to working with him in November...Schumer and Gillibrand did not merely accept an outcome they had tried to prevent. They ratified it — without pause, without condition, without so much as asking him to explain the word he’d used that morning. READ MORE
WASHINGTON EXAMINER Fetterman doubts Democratic Party is ‘big tent’ enough for him despite Schumer courting Sen. John Fetterman (PA) is having doubts that the Democratic Party is “big” enough to welcome his values despite Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (NY) pressing the nonconformist Democrat to remain in the party. Fetterman has been dodging speculation that he may cross the aisle, but the idea seemed far-fetched until fellow Democrats started backing opposition to Israel, something Fetterman has said is nonnegotiable.
ALGEMEINER El-Sayed Underperforms in Senate Primary Victory, Major Questions Linger Ahead of General Election Progressive firebrand Abdul El-Sayed limped across the finish line on Tuesday night, winning the Michigan Democratic Senate primary competition by a far narrower margin than anticipated, raising electability concerns ahead of the general election.
JEWISH INSIDER Jewish Dems ‘disappointed’ in Michigan Senate results, stop short of endorsing El-Sayed AIPAC indicated it intends to remain engaged in the race, while the Anti-Defamation League raised concerns about El-Sayed’s rhetoric and the acceptance of it
POLITICO Rep. Wesley Bell defeats progressive Cori Bush for second time It’s a significant win for the pro-Israel lobby, which spent millions to boost Bell in Missouri’s 1st District.
CITY JOURNAL The Meaning of Haley Stevens’s Defeat The question, however, is not whether Stevens should support a Democrat with whom she disagrees. It is whether El-Sayed’s record and judgment place him beyond the ordinary bounds of intra-Democratic disagreement. Stevens spent months making precisely that case. She warned voters that El-Sayed lacked the judgment and values to represent Michigan in the Senate, accused him of scapegoating Jewish Americans, and condemned his use of a campaign surrogate who said that Jews were “inbred,” praised Mao Zedong, and declared that “America deserved 9/11.” If those arguments were sincere, should they cease to matter simply because the primary is over?
