Batya Ungar-Sargon

Black and Working-Class Voters See Through Millionaire Socialist Abdul El-Sayed

The trend of DSA-aligned candidates being rich and rejected by working class and Black voters continues apace.

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Jul 15, 2026
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A new poll out of Michigan found that Abdul El-Sayed, the DSA-aligned far Left candidate, is trailing Haley Stevens, his moderate Democrat opponent in the primary, by 22 points among voters without a college degree. Stevens has 56% of working-class voters to El-Sayed’s 34%.

The poll also found El-Sayed trailing Stevens with Black voters by a whopping 46 points. Stevens is polling at 67% of Black voters to El-Sayed's 21%.

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Detroit News/Glengariff poll | 7/8-7/11 LV US Senate Michigan Democratic primary 2026 (crosstabs, net) 🟪College: El-Sayed +7 🟩No College: Stevens +22 🟪White: El-Sayed +12 🟩Black: Stevens +46 🟩Already voted: Stevens +9 🟪Election day voters: El-Sayed +18 🟩Still holding on
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Detroit News/Glengariff poll | 7/8-7/11 LV US Senate Michigan Democratic primary 2026 🟦Haley Stevens 48% 🟦Abdul El-Sayed 41% Undecided/other 10% https://t.co/4ea7p5i0nG
10:04 PM · Jul 14, 2026 · 163K Views

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As I keep pointing out, it’s socialism by the rich for the rich.

And El-Sayed is rich.

He finally released his tax returns.

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