Haley Stevens shreds Abdul El-Sayed: 'We don't need a celebrity candidate'

Haley Stevens repeatedly branded Abdul El-Sayed the "celebrity" candidate during Monday's heated Michigan Senate Democratic debate before the primary.

Democrats need Michigan to regain control of the Senate in the midterms. Abdul El-Sayed, not Rep. Haley Stevens, is the one for the job.

Democrats need Michigan. They can win with Abdul El-Sayed. | Opinion  USA Today

At the final debate before next week’s Democratic primary for Senate, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and Representative Haley Stevens showcased their wildly different ideological stances and political styles.

The interaction spotlighted two questions hanging over Michigan’s primaries: To what degree are voters factoring Israel into their decisions, and does pro-Palestinian sentiment cross racial lines?

Democratic Senate candidate Abdul el Sayed is facing accusations that he is more focused on national politics than representing Michigan after leaked audio showed him describing the state’s Senate seat as a platform to build the progressive movement and influence the Democratic Party ahead of the 2028 presidential elec

Far-left Muslim Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed has a grisly view of what a victory over his opponent would look like.

Abdul El-Sayed may be buoyed by a younger, anti-establishment coalition as he runs against an establishment candidate Abdul El-Sayed spends a fair amount of his day not taking himself so seriously. He jokes about his haircut, films selfie videos with supporters and has taken – more than once – to cringey dancing and li