WASHINGTON, D.C. — Abdul El-Sayed is the most radical Democrat candidate ever nominated, and even Democrats are worried about his ability to win in November.
Democrats have openly said that Abdul El-Sayed can’t win:
Former Michigan Democrat Party Chairman Lon Johnson: “There’s no denying that there is a sizable progressive base in Michigan. But that’s not enough to win.”
Former Michigan Democrat Party Chairman Lon Johnson: “There is real concern that Abdul would not be able to beat Rogers and then potentially lose us a majority possibility in the Senate.”
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA): “I have a REAL problem with people who are proud to campaign people who love Hamas or love communists regime and policies! Objectively, as a Democrat in the Senate, that puts that seat in DANGER!”
Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI): “Equally important, at this very critical time, I know she [Haley Stevens] can beat Mike Rogers in the general election.”
Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI): “It’s not just thinking with our hearts but with our heads; we have to be strategic and purposeful right now.”
Rep. Hillary Scholten (MI-03): “It’s also about who can win in November”
POLITICO: “El-Sayed’s win has the potential to scramble Schumer’s gameplan for November…”
Washington Post: “A surging liberal gives Democrats anxiety over Senate chances”
USA Today: “Michigan’s race is part of that nervousness… Some strategists worry that keeping the seat now held by retiring Sen. Gary Peters just got harder.”
TIME: “Democratic leaders worry that what works in the primary may not in November.”
Wall Street Journal Editorial Board: “Abdul El-Sayed’s victory in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary on Tuesday is no surprise in this year of rising radicalism in the party.”
Michigan Chronicle Editorial Board: “What it boils down to is that Michigan needs Democratic representation in this seat. It needs someone who can beat Mike Rogers in November… Stevens is the right person to set that wave in motion.”
CNN: “Key Democratic establishment figures believe Abdul El-Sayed will blow the party’s chances of holding onto a critical Senate seat this fall…”
Ron Brownstein, CNN Political Commentator: El-Sayed “was more concerned about Gaza than about Detroit.”
Peter Savodnik, Senior Editor at The Free Press: “But the new radicals are not the change the Democratic Party needs. The new radicals are simply bottom-feeders feeding off the weaknesses and stupidities of the old Democratic guard — the bundlers, the message crafters, the electeds, the brand builders, the whole constellation of deeply entrenched interests.”
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