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As campaign rhetoric escalates, Michigan voters say they're burned out
From college football tailgates to conversations in Ann Arbor, Michigan voters tell NPR they're worried about everyday costs, frustrated with the two-party system and increasingly reluctant to discuss politics openly.
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Analysis: The deeper question raised by the anti-Muslim attacks in Michigan’s Senate race | CNN Politics
The Republican argument against electing Abdul El-Sayed as a senator is becoming perilously close to ‘don’t vote for him because he’s a Muslim.’
RFK Jr assailed over ‘wildly racist tirade’ about Arabs at Michigan campaign stop
US health secretary falsely claims at Mike Rogers rally that Arabs have never won major prizes in science or literature
Left-wing Democrat Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate race
El-Sayed bested Republican Mike Rogers to become the first Muslim senator in US history.
El-Sayed defeats Rogers to win Senate seat in Michigan
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Inside the Democrats’ embarrassing and potentially costly Michigan meltdown
The relationship between Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed shattered in part because of Israel, but also because of their sensitive egos and hurt feelings. The split had been months in the making.
Democrats turn on each other in Michigan ahead of midterm elections
Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed’s former opponent in the US Senate primary, Haley Stevens, has endorsed the Donald Trump-backed Republican candidate in the tightly contested Senate race.