Former Vice President Kamala Harris will campaign with Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan next week, a spokesperson for Harris confirmed to NBC News on Wednesday.
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spokesperson → campaign → Wednesday
The move comes as El-Sayed, a former public health official, is facing one of the most competitive Senate races in the country this year against former Rep. Mike Rogers.
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Sayed → come → Rogers
“Vice President Harris looks forward to returning to Michigan to help turn out the vote in this critical state.
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Harris → look → state
While there, she will highlight the issue of Black maternal health, joined by Dr. El-Sayed,” Harris spokesperson Eduardo Negrón said in a statement.
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Negrón → highlight → statement
“It is critical we flip the Senate so we can bring down prices and stand up to Donald Trump’s corruption.”
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we → flip → corruption
Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., is retiring and Democrats are seeking to hold onto his seat and potentially gain a Senate majority by flipping Republican-held seats in other states.
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Democrats → retire → states
Meanwhile, Republicans are facing headwinds like inflation and an unpopular war in Iran as they aim to maintain or expand their control of the Senate.
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they → face → Senate
Harris, who lost to President Donald Trump in the 2024 election, endorsed El-Sayed in August after he won a competitive primary against Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens.
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he → lose → Stevens
Roxie Richner, a spokesperson for El-Sayed, told NBC News on Wednesday that “Abdul is thrilled to welcome Vice President Harris to Michigan for a conversation about improving Black maternal health and bringing down healthcare costs.”
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Abdul → tell → costs
Richner added, “He looks forward to hearing directly from Black women and healthcare providers and discussing how he’ll continue that work in the Senate.
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he → add → Senate
There’s no better choice for Michiganders than Abdul when it comes to making healthcare more affordable, and he’s grateful Vice President Harris will join him in spreading that message.”
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Harris → ’ → message
In 2028, it’ll be the fifth state to vote in the Democratic nominating contest for the presidential election.
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it → vote → election
Harris’ decision to campaign there comes amid speculation that she may run for president again in two years.
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she → campaign → years
In 2024, Trump beat Harris in Michigan by less than 2 percentage points on his way back to the White House.
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Trump → beat → House
That same year, now-Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., beat Rogers in a Senate race by less than 1 percentage point.
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Slotkin → beat → point
Negrón added that while in Michigan, the former vice president will also meet with local elected officials and faith-based leaders.
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president → add → officials
The race between El-Sayed and Rogers has gotten increasingly nasty in recent weeks.
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race → get → weeks
El-Sayed has targeted Rogers for accepting corporate donations, repeatedly accusing the former congressman of representing corporate interests.
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Sayed → target → interests
Alongside a video highlighting Rogers’ acceptance of campaign donations from pharmaceutical companies, El-Sayed wrote in a post on X that Michiganders “are *literally* sick of Mike Rogers’ corruption.”
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Michiganders → highlight → corruption
In another post accusing Rogers of pushing to raise the retirement age nationally, El-Sayed wrote, “He’s a corrupt coward who cares only about his and his donors’ profits and nothing about people.”
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who → accuse → people
On the other side of the aisle, Vice President JD Vance has called El-Sayed “evil,” telling attendees at an event in Michigan last month, “I realize that there’s something about Abdul El-Sayed that is very, very evil and on the rise in the United States of America today.”
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that → call → America
El-Sayed has faced backlash for accepting support from and campaigning with Twitch streamer Hasan Piker during the Democratic primary.
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Sayed → face → primary
Republicans have sought to tie Piker’s past controversial comments about the 9/11 terrorist attacks to El-Sayed, who has disavowed them.
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who → seek → them
Piker has also apologized for those remarks.
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Piker → apologize → remarks
El-Sayed, who would be the first Muslim U.S. senator, has accused Republicans of Islamophobic attacks against him.
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who → accuse → him
Shortly after his primary victory, the National Republican Senatorial Committee posted a video on X calling him “radical” and “dangerous,” using his full name, Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed.
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Committee → post → name
In an August interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” El-Sayed called the attacks similar to ones levied against former President Barack Obama, whose full name is Barack Hussein Obama.
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name → call → Obama
“We always knew they were going to go here.
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they → know → ?
I mean, notice how they chose to use my full name in echoes to exactly what they did against President Obama,” El-Sayed said at the time.
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Sayed → mean → time
“At the end of the day, it’s not radical to believe that people should be able to afford their groceries,” he added.
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he → ’ → groceries
“It’s not radical to believe that you should have healthcare in this country.”
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you → ’ → country
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