WASHINGTON, D.C. — Socialist Zohran Mamdani is not just winning in New York City, but has become the blueprint for radical Democrats in messy primaries across the nation. In Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed has adopted Mamdani’s far-left agenda and was quick to endorse him. As a result, polling shows that El-Sayed is effectively tied for the lead in his race.
“Abdul El-Sayed was quick to endorse Zohran Mamdani and has adopted his radical agenda to woo primary voters in his messy race for the Democrat nomination,” said NRSC Regional Press Secretary Samantha Cantrell. “Democrats have anointed Mamdani as their new leader and voters in battleground states like Michigan will reject the radical, copy-cat Mamdanis like El-Sayed in 2026.”
Abdul El-Sayed adopted Mamdani’s far-left agenda:
- El-Sayed supports Medicare for All, which could shutter rural hospitals nationwide.
- El-Sayed supports defunding the police, saying that “Defunding the police is disinvesting in the means of incarcerating someone or killing them on the streets.”
- El-Sayed has supported abolishing ICE.
- El-Sayed supports biological men in women’s bathrooms, locker rooms, and sports.
- El-Sayed supports going “beyond” voluntary guidance to schools on LGBTQ students, including involving gender identity into sexual education classes.
- El-Sayed opposed the Supreme Court’s ruling in U.S. v. Skrmetti, which ruled that bans against gender-affirming care for minors were constitutional.
- El-Sayed accused Israel of committing “genocide.”
- El-Sayed has called for an end to American aid to Israel.
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