{"id":32521,"date":"2026-08-08T13:19:45","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T08:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=32521"},"modified":"2026-08-08T13:19:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T08:19:45","slug":"senate-democrats-rally-behind-el-sayed-to-beat-mike-rogers-in-michigan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=32521","title":{"rendered":"Senate Democrats rally behind El-Sayed to beat Mike Rogers in Michigan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Senate Democrats are rallying around <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_790087\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/midwest\/michigan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michigan<\/a> Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed in the race to beat Republican Mike Rogers as the party scrambles to defend its seat in an effort to win back the Senate majority.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">El-Sayed narrowly defeated moderate Rep. Haley Stevens after a bruising primary that exposed the party\u2019s progressive-moderate divide, leaving Democrats with the task of unifying behind him ahead of one of the nation\u2019s most competitive Senate races.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Sen. <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_790088\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/bernie-sanders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bernie Sanders<\/a>, I-Vt., a progressive who endorsed El-Sayed, told Fox News Digital Friday that he believes <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_790089\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/rogers-opens-door-democratic-voters-after-el-sayeds-primary-victory-still-hope\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">El-Sayed will beat Rogers<\/a> in November.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_790090\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/rogers-opens-door-democratic-voters-after-el-sayeds-primary-victory-still-hope\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>ROGERS OPENS DOOR TO DEMOCRATIC VOTERS AFTER EL-SAYED\u2019S PRIMARY VICTORY: \u2018THERE IS STILL HOPE\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/ocasio-cortez-el-sayed-sanders-july-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/ocasio-cortez-el-sayed-sanders-july-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/ocasio-cortez-el-sayed-sanders-july-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/ocasio-cortez-el-sayed-sanders-july-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/ocasio-cortez-el-sayed-sanders-july-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/ocasio-cortez-el-sayed-sanders-july-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/ocasio-cortez-el-sayed-sanders-july-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/ocasio-cortez-el-sayed-sanders-july-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/ocasio-cortez-el-sayed-sanders-july-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democratic Michigan U.S. Senate primary candidate Abdul El-Sayed, and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Senate primary candidate Abdul El-Sayed, D-Mich., and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., greet the crowd after El-Sayed spoke at The People v. The Powerful rally at the Detroit Opera House on July 18, 2026, in Detroit.<\/span> <span>(Sarah Rice\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Several Democratic senators approached by Fox News Digital expressed confidence in El-Sayed, even after prominent Democrats chose to <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_790091\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/left-wing-activists-heckle-pro-israel-democrat-haley-stevens-michigan-convention\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">back Stevens during the primary<\/a> over questions of whether El-Sayed could win in November.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I am very confident we\u2019re going to win in Michigan,&#8221; Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., said.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">But the same senators weren\u2019t as quick to defend or back some of his <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_790092\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/special-sauce-crazy-midwest-dem-candidates-policies-too-extreme-voters-opponent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">more radical policies<\/a> \u2014 like calling for defunding the police, abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Medicare for all and his strong opposition to Israel.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;You can ask him,&#8221; Murray said after Fox News Digital followed up by asking for her views on his more extreme policies.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., also said she thinks El-Sayed will beat Rogers, but when Fox News Digital asked about her views on his policies, she walked away saying she was &#8220;looking for the ladies room.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., said &#8220;time will tell&#8221; when asked if he could beat Rogers in the general election. He was the only lawmaker to tell Fox News Digital he actually disagreed with some of El-Sayed\u2019s progressive policies.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;He&#8217;s got 90 days,&#8221; Warner said. &#8220;He brought a lot of energy. There are obviously places I don&#8217;t fully agree with him either.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_790093\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/special-sauce-crazy-midwest-dem-candidates-policies-too-extreme-voters-opponent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>\u2018SPECIAL SAUCE OF CRAZY\u2019 \u2014 MIDWEST DEM CANDIDATE\u2019S POLICIES TOO EXTREME FOR VOTERS: OPPONENT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Many lawmakers and candidates with socialist views have argued that the success of like-minded candidates in primaries reflects voters\u2019 growing disconnect with the Democratic establishment.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., defended El-Sayed by pointing to his medical background as an epidemiologist and former Wayne County health director, arguing that experience is needed in the upper chamber amid concerns over healthcare.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I am going to be working very hard to get a Democratic majority in the United States Senate,&#8221; Baldwin told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">She continued, &#8220;To have a doctor at a time when healthcare and the cost of healthcare is top of mind \u2014 that would be a voice that&#8217;s very much appreciated.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_790094\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/bernie-sanders-reveals-demand-democrat-party-says-working-people-swept-new-york-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>BERNIE SANDERS, DSA REVEAL DEMANDS FOR DEM PARTY AFTER SOCIALISTS SWEEP NEW YORK ELECTIONS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Sen. Deb Fisher, R-Neb., warned <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_790096\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/democrats-midterm-push-clouded-infighting-party-keeping-2024-autopsy-wraps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;regular Democrats&#8221;<\/a> that the radicalization of the party and leaving behind more mainstream Democratic principles will lead them to a party they no longer connect with.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I think it just shows how crazy Democrats are becoming,&#8221; Fischer said. &#8220;Regular Democrats who are working people, who are worried about their families\u2026 worried about making ends meet, they want to own their own businesses\u2026 create that\u2026 that&#8217;s an American dream.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;They&#8217;re going to realize that what they&#8217;re watching that party morph into isn&#8217;t them anymore.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Hannah is a Production Assistant for the Politics team at Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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