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Slick-talking Abdul El-Sayed's 'anxious' election habit

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Shirazi, E. (2026, November 3). Slick-talking Abdul El-Sayed's 'anxious' election habit. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16260337/Slick-talking-Abdul-El-Sayeds-anxious-election-habit.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-11-03 · by Elina Shirazi

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Abdul El-Sayed, a Democratic candidate for US Senator in Michigan, spoke to the Daily Mail about his nervousness on Election Day. He plans to stay online and visit polling places despite already voting absentee. Recent polls show El-Sayed leading Republican Mike Rogers by around 6 percentage points, with some showing an 11-point lead according to another poll. The article highlights a controversial endorsement from former Congresswoman Haley Stevens backing Rogers after initially supporting El-Sayed, causing significant turmoil in her campaign and criticism from Democrats.
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Abdul El-Sayed, a Democratic candidate running to become Michigan’s first Muslim U.S. Senator in 2026, expressed his anxious anticipation for the election results, telling Mail Online he would likely spend Election Day scrolling through the internet and visiting polling places. At an event in Royal Oak, Michigan, before the election, El-Sayed said he had already cast his absentee ballot, which was counted. The rally also saw Senator Elizabeth Warren supporting El-Sayed against Republican Mike Rogers after a controversial endorsement by former Congresswoman Haley Stevens who switched to support Rogers, abandoning her previous Democratic allies like Chuck Schumer and Curtis Hertel.

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Elina Shirazi
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🔮 When asked where he would be going on Election Day, El-Sayed noted that he had already voted absentee and his ballot had already been counted.
2026-11-03 · assertive framing · Slick-talking Abdul El-Sayed's 'anxious' election habit
🔮 Turkish has warned that El-Sayed's 'reckless' campaign rhetoric 'puts Jews at risk,' saying he will put 'country before party.' The prominent Jewish attorney claimed he would feel 'less safe on this planet' if El-Sayed wins, accusing the Democratic nominee of fanning antisemitic threats and failing to denounce controversial outside ads that blamed aid to Israel for rising grocery prices.
🔮 The blue-collar coalition that powered him to the White House in 2016, and stuck with him through 2020 and 2024, may finally be breaking.
🔮 With nearly all reputable experts forecasting that the House will be captured by the Democrats, the focus is on control of the Senate, which will be decided by a handful states.
🔮 Court documents reveal he said he would be 'happy' when her face is 'canoed by an assault rifle.'
🔮 - Sign up HERE to our DC Insider newsletter for your guide on all the latest from the midterms campaign trail and what's rattling the White House A dramatic surge in military tension has taken center stage as President Trump ordered a third US aircraft carrier to the Middle East – all while making cryptic claims that the standoff will soon reach its conclusion.
🔮 President Trump loves his supporters, and in addition to nearly 20 tele-rallies, he will hold back-to-back rallies in Kansas and Iowa on Sunday,' the White House said in a statement.
🔮 Only a stupid person would run the country like that,' Trump said.
🔮 - Sign up HERE to our DC Insider newsletter for your guide on all the latest from the midterms campaign trail and what's rattling the White House Ted Cruz delivered a stark warning to voters, claiming that 'there is a very real risk that Americans will die' if Democratic candidate Abdul El–Sayed is elected to the US Senate next week.
🔮 The two chatted aboard Air Force One en route to President Donald Trump's rally in Michigan, where Minaj is expected to speak on stage later in the day.
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Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, who backed Stevens during the primary, blasted the endorsement as 'a despicable betrayal.' Michigan Democratic Party chairman Curtis Hertel accused Stevens of abandoning everything she claimed to believe in and declared she would no longer have a place in the party. El-Sayed, meanwhile, brushed aside the controversy while campaigning with fellow Democrats. 'At the end of the day I actually don't think about Haley Stevens,' he told reporters.
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🔮 When asked where he would be going on Election Day, El-Sayed noted that he had already voted absentee and his ballot had already been counted.
2026-11-03 · Daily Mail
Slick-talking Abdul El-Sayed's 'anxious' election habit · assertive framing

Claims (21 extracted, 1 hedged)

Take Daily Mail's quiz and find out Turns out politicians are just like you. Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic insurgent vying to become the nation's first Muslim US Senator on Tuesday told the Daily Mail he'd be spending Election Day much like a nervous political nerd. asserted
he → take → nerd
'I am going to sit very anxiously, probably scroll the internet, but also I'm just gonna go to polling places,' El-Sayed told the Daily Mail on Monday. asserted
Sayed → go → Monday
The crowd inside an inner ring suburb was buzzing with the unique energy of a final pre-election sprint in Royal Oak, Michigan. asserted
crowd → buzz → Oak
Senator Elizabeth Warren had just finished warming up the room for El Sayed, voicing her support for his campaign against Republican Mike Rogers following the stunning betrayal by former Congresswoman Haley Stevens. asserted
Warren → finish → Stevens
The Daily Mail spoke to El-Sayed before he plunged into the late-night press swarm. asserted
he → speak → swarm
When asked where he would be going on Election Day, El-Sayed noted that he had already voted absentee and his ballot had already been counted. asserted
ballot → ask → Day
As for his plans for the day itself, he admitted he would be a ball of nervous energy. asserted
he → admit → energy
El-Sayed's final event included some star power: rapper and actor Common is slated to finish out El-Sayed's months long sprint to the finish line. asserted
Common → include → line
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed speaks during a campaign rally on Saturday asserted
Sayed → speak → Saturday
The crowd inside a Royal Oak venue was buzzing with the unique energy of a final pre-election sprint in Michigan. asserted
crowd → buzz → Michigan
The Daily Mail managed to catch El-Sayed before he plunged into the late-night press swarm asserted
he → manage → swarm
A new MISEN poll shows El¿Sayed leading Rogers by about 6 percentage points. asserted
El¿Sayed → show → points
The report details El¿Sayed gaining significant momentum among independent voters and young people as Election Day approaches Recent New York Times/Siena polling shows Democrats tied or leading in key battleground races, pointing to a difficult midterm outlook for Republicans nationwide. The poll finds Democrat Abdul El-Sayed leading Republican Mike Rogers by 11 points in Michigan. asserted
Sayed → detail → Michigan
Other surveys show the race much closer. asserted
race → show → ?
Unknown is how much Stevens' Sunday endorsement of Rogers would move voters. asserted
endorsement → move → voters
'My mind is made up, I'm rock solid. asserted
I → make → ?
I'm an independent woman, I made my decision,' Stevens declared during a tense Sunday night appearance with CNN's Anderson Cooper, who questioned her abrupt flip. asserted
who → make → flip
The explosive endorsement triggered an immediate mutiny inside her campaign, with the majority of her Capitol Hill team abruptly resigning after discovering her political betrayal on social media, according to CNN. El-Sayed, a vocal critic of Israel, previously campaigned with Hasan Piker who has faced widespread antisemitism accusations, drawing concern from some in Michigan's Jewish community. uncertain
who → trigger → community
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, who backed Stevens during the primary, blasted the endorsement as 'a despicable betrayal.' Michigan Democratic Party chairman Curtis Hertel accused Stevens of abandoning everything she claimed to believe in and declared she would no longer have a place in the party. El-Sayed, meanwhile, brushed aside the controversy while campaigning with fellow Democrats. 'At the end of the day I actually don't think about Haley Stevens,' he told reporters. asserted
he → back → reporters
'None of this matters.' asserted
None → matter → this
Republicans currently hold 53 seats in the Senate, and Democrats need to pick up at least four of them to win control the upper chamber in the next Congress. asserted
Democrats → hold → Congress
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