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Abdul El Sayed, a Democratic candidate for the Michigan Senate seat, denied on Fox News that he would be influenced by $30 million in support from the Senate Majority PAC linked to Chuck Schumer. El Sayed assured viewers that despite accepting this funding and hosting high-dollar fundraisers, including one with George Soros, he remains committed to not aligning with corporate interests or lobbyists. He referenced previous primary election spending against him to underscore his stance on big money in politics.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-05,
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Story summary
Abdul el Sayed, a Democratic Senate hopeful from Michigan, dismissed claims on Fox News Monday that $30 million in campaign funds provided by The Senate Majority PAC would influence him once he's elected. El Sayed argued that despite his pledge to reduce the role of big money in politics, such financial support wouldn't sway his decisions or make him beholden to corporate interests. He cited past instances where opposing groups spent $70 million against him during a primary election, emphasizing his independence from special interest lobbying. The Senate Majority PAC, aligned with Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, is supporting El Sayed's bid to defeat Republican rival Mike Rogers and maintain Michigan’s open Senate seat for Democrats as Sen. Gary Peters retires.
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Michigan Democratic Senate hopeful Abdul el Sayed rejected the notion Monday that millions of dollars from party leaders to help him defeat Republican rival Mike Rogers was hypocritical to his campaign pledge to get big money out of politics or that he’d be influenced by the funds if elected.
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he → reject → funds
The Senate Majority PAC, the super PAC aligned with Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), has pledged to spend $30 million on el Sayed’s behalf in an effort to keep the open seat from which Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) is retiring blue.
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Peters → align → which
“They won’t,” el Sayed said on Fox News, responding to host Martha MacCallum that the special interests and corporations who fund such political action committees could seek to collect on their investment once he’s elected.
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he → say → investment
“They won’t, because I’ve been very, very clear that I am not interested in doing the bidding of corporations.
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I → do → corporations
I will not sit down with a corporate lobbyist.
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I → sit → lobbyist
And if they ever say, ‘Well, we got you elected,’ I’ll be like, ‘Oh, you mean the $70 million you spent against me in my primary?
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you → say → primary
Yeah, that’s not the case.
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that → ’ → ?
El Sayed was referencing the tens of millions of dollars that outside groups and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee spent in his primary to boost Democratic opponent Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI).
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groups → reference → Stevens
The battleground race’s general election between el Sayed and Rogers is a virtual toss-up, one of several neck-and-neck contests across the Senate map that could influence whether Republicans maintain the majority.
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Republicans → influence → majority
It’s a must-win seat for Democrats to keep, if they’re to flip the chamber.
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they → ’ → chamber
El Sayed has accepted the Schumer-linked money despite spurning the party leader, saying that he would not support him for another leadership term.
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he → accept → term
The candidate has also faced additional scrutiny for hosting high-dollar campaign fundraisers at events in California and New York, including with billionaire Democratic donor George Soros.
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candidate → face → Soros
“When individuals want to give to my campaign, I welcome their support,” el Sayed said.
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Sayed → want → support
“You know what I don’t do?
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I → know → what
I don’t call corporations.
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I → call → corporations
I don’t call AIPAC.”
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I → call → AIPAC
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