密歇根州民主党参议院候选人Abdul El-Sayed上周在竞争激烈的党内初选中以微弱优势击败了建制派支持的众议员Haley Stevens[1]。为了修复初选中暴露的分歧，El-Sayed周五与前总统奥巴马进行了通话，他形容这次对话"真诚而鼓舞人心"[1]，并表示希望奥巴马能到密歇根为民主党造势[1]。奥巴马曾在2008年和2012年赢得密歇根州[1]。
El-Sayed在通话后强调，虽然民主党内在初选中"表达了各自的分歧"，但内部的不同意见"远小于我们共享的相似之处"[1]。民主党正在Detroit举行集会展示团结，为11月的中期选举做准备[1]。现任民主党参议员Gary Peters不寻求连任[1]，El-Sayed的对手将是共和党前众议员Mike Rogers[1]。
Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan's Democratic Senate nominee, spoke with former President Barack Obama on Friday following his narrow primary victory, seeking Obama's support for campaign efforts in the state ahead of November's midterm elections [1]. El-Sayed described the conversation as "really warm and inspiring" [1], expressing hope that Obama would campaign in Michigan to energize the party [1].
El-Sayed secured the Democratic nomination last week by edging out Haley Stevens, an establishment-backed congresswoman, in a contentious primary [1]. The party is now focused on uniting its progressive and moderate factions, which had been exposed during the internal contest [1]. El-Sayed acknowledged that "we aired our differences" in the primary but emphasized that internal divisions are "so much smaller than the similarities that we share" [1]. Obama's backing carries particular weight in Michigan, having won the state in both 2008 and 2012 [1].
With Senator Gary Peters declining to seek reelection, El-Sayed faces Republican Mike Rogers, a former congressman who narrowly lost to Democrat Elissa Slotkin in the 2024 Senate race [1].