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“El Sayed has faced controversy over his refusal to denounce the Iranian regime.”

“El-Sayed sparked controversy Thursday night when he said he does not consider Israel an ally if the country draws the US into wars it does not need to fight, sidestepping a direct comparison between Israel and Iran.”

“Foreign policy emerged as another major point of contention, particularly when moderator Rick Albin repeatedly pressed el Sayed to say whether Israel or Iran posed the greater threat to the United States.”

“Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, who campaigned with Piker during the primary and has faced repeated media questions about the streamer, clearly felt forced to distance himself from Piker’s latest comments, telling Axios, “I do not agree…”

“Some Democrats have appeared alongside Piker on the campaign trail, including Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, while others have denounced him.”

“El-Sayed's opponent Mike Rogers responded to the controversy, quoting Portnoy's post saying, "@StoolPresidente is exactly right."”

“And Republicans have tried hard to tie Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for US Senate in the critical swing state of Michigan, to Piker after El-Sayed campaigned with him in the primary.”

“Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul el Sayed said at a gas station news conference in Detroit this week.”

“…Tsukerman, president of Scarab Rising, told the Washington Examiner that the Iran controversy makes that question more difficult because it creates a second instance in which el Sayed’s response to a question about violence abroad has centered on U.S.…”

“Continue reading … OPINION HUGH HEWITT — Morning Glory: El-Sayed might have a problem with the Black vote in Michigan.”

“The controversy surrounding the April campus appearance would set off a months-long line of questioning, with El-Sayed repeatedly walking the line between condemning some of Piker's rhetoric without going into specifics or alienating the streamer's audience.”

“Fox News Digital was on the ground at the Islamic Society of North America’s annual conference in Detroit over Labor Day weekend, where El-Sayed delivered the marquee speech amid controversy over past remarks by some conference speakers.”

“Within hours of Abdul El-Sayed’s victory in Michigan’s Democratic US Senate primary, Republican senator Tommy Tuberville of Alabama declared that the party had “just voted to send a TERRORIST” to Washington.”

“The controversy around Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, for example, has nothing to do with his policy stances, or even American culture wars — it’s entirely about his stance on Israel/Palestine and his ally Hasan Piker’s comments making…”

“Haven’t we spent the past few weeks watching media organizations obsess over Abdul El-Sayed ally Hasan Piker, a Twitch streamer, and demanding Democrats condemn him?”

“Abdul El-Sayed is leading in the polls, but will his fellow Democrats let him keep that lead, especially the fellow Democrat he beat in the primary?”

“Mike Rogers, El-Sayed, a former public health official, has from the views of Hasan Piker, a popular Twitch streamer who has appeared at El-Sayed's campaign events and who generated controversy for declaring that "America deserved 9/11" before later…”

“Some Democratic lawmakers have even used the controversy over Piker to try to undermine Abdul El-Sayed, the party’s Senate nominee in Michigan – making clear how little they care about gaining power to incapacitate Trump.”