2026-07-02T13:45:22.174Z / https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/02/politics/aoc-abdul-el-sayed-michigan-senate
纽约州联邦众议员、民主党人亚历山德里亚·奥卡西奥-科特兹周四向密歇根州联邦参议员竞选的进步派候选人阿卜杜勒·埃尔赛义德送上了广受追捧的背书。此前，民主党领导层一直担忧这位候选人过于左倾，难以在这个摇摆州获胜。
“在密切关注这场竞选一年多后，很明显阿卜杜勒·埃尔赛义德是11月大选保住这个席位的最强候选人，”奥卡西奥-科特兹在一份声明中说道。“他正在打造一支获胜的联盟，提出的议程直接面向工薪阶层。”
曾被猜测可能在2028年参选总统的奥卡西奥-科特兹在本次初选季的背书十分谨慎，相比之下，民主党左翼领袖、参议员伯尼·桑德斯已经背书了多位进步派候选人。值得注意的是，奥卡西奥-科特兹曾拒绝支持她前幕僚赛义卡特·查克拉巴蒂，后者上月在竞选加利福尼亚州联邦众议员时失利。奥卡西奥-科特兹也没有为上周在纽约胜选的两名得到佐赫兰·曼达尼背书的民主社会主义者站台。
该州初选定于8月4日举行。奥卡西奥-科特兹曾在2018年埃尔赛义德竞选州长时为其背书。
埃尔赛义德表示，他对奥卡西奥-科特兹的背书感到“深感荣幸”。
“奥卡西奥-科特兹众议员改变了美国政治的轨迹，激励了一代人相信政府确实能够为工薪阶层服务，”埃尔赛义德在声明中说道。“她毕生都在代表普通民众对抗权贵，向我们所有人展示了什么是勇敢、睿智、秉持价值观的领导力。”
密歇根州联邦参议员民主党初选是本选举周期最受关注的竞选之一，民主党希望借此夺回国会多数席位，并保住特朗普总统2024年在该州拿下的这个席位。除埃尔赛义德外，参选者还包括得到多名建制派民主党人支持的中间派众议员黑利·史蒂文斯，以及获得参议员伊丽莎白·沃伦背书的自由派州参议员马洛里·麦克莫罗。
参议院少数党领袖查克·舒默曾表示，他认为史蒂文斯在这个摇摆州拥有“最佳获胜机会”，因为华盛顿的一些民主党人担忧，如果埃尔赛义德在初选中胜出，可能会在11月的大选中失利。
但埃尔赛义德在民主党内部的支持度不断上升，已获得马里兰州参议员克里斯·范·霍伦的背书。
对以色列的支持成为本次竞选的一大争议焦点。密歇根州在底特律及周边地区拥有庞大的阿拉伯裔和犹太裔选民群体。
埃尔赛义德称以色列总理内塔尼亚胡为“战争罪犯”，并将哈马斯10月7日袭击后以色列在加沙的军事行动称为“种族灭绝”。
麦克莫罗去年秋季在一场竞选活动中被问及相关问题时，首次明确将以色列在加沙的军事行动定性为“种族灭绝”，不过她告诉选民，这场冲突的定义不如达成“解决方案”重要。她还表示，她认为“战争罪已经发生”，并明确表示不会寻求美国以色列公共事务委员会的支持。
另一方面，史蒂文斯得到了美国以色列公共事务委员会的背书，并表示她不同意将以色列在加沙的行动定性为种族灭绝。
民主党一直在应对进步派候选人崛起的局面，这些候选人已经取得了多场高调胜利，甚至击败了一些现任议员。一些建制派民主党人迅速驳斥这些胜利仅局限于美国的自由派据点，并不代表更广泛的民主党选民基础。
上周纽约州本土的进步派初选获胜后，众议院少数党领袖哈基姆·杰弗里斯告诉CNN：“我认为，在少数几个初选、在这个国家最蓝的城市之一发生的事情，丝毫不能代表11月大选的情况。我们需要连任每一位一线议员，那些真正致力于改善美国民众生活、反对这些极端共和党人的常识派民主党人，而这些极端共和党人不过是唐纳德·特朗普议程不计后果的橡皮图章。”
CNN的马努·拉朱、艾莉森·梅因和阿莱特·萨恩斯为本报道撰稿。
Ocasio-Cortez endorses Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan Senate race
2026-07-02T13:45:22.174Z / https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/02/politics/aoc-abdul-el-sayed-michigan-senate
New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gave her coveted endorsement Thursday to Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive Senate candidate in Michigan who party leaders have worried might be too left-leaning to win in the swing state.
“After watching this campaign unfold for well over a year, it has become clear that Abdul El-Sayed is the strongest candidate to keep this seat in November,” Ocasio-Cortez said in a statement. “He is building a winning coalition by putting forward an agenda that speaks directly to working people.”
Ocasio-Cortez, who has raised speculation about a possible 2028 presidential run, has been selective with her endorsements this primary season, compared with Sen. Bernie Sanders, a leader of the party’s left-flank, who has embraced several progressive candidates. Ocasio-Cortez notably withheld support for her former chief of staff Saikat Chakrabarti, who lost his bid to represent California in the US House last month. Ocasio-Cortez also didn’t rally behind the two Zohran Mamdani-backed democratic socialists who won in New York last week.
The state’s primary election is scheduled for August 4. Ocasio-Cortez previously endorsed El-Sayed when he ran for governor in 2018.
El-Sayed said he is “deeply honored” by Ocasio-Cortez’s endorsement.
“Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez has changed the trajectory of American politics and inspired a generation to believe that government really can work for working people,” El-Sayed said in the statement. “She has spent her career taking on the powerful on behalf of everyday people, and she has shown all of us what courageous, smart, values-driven leadership looks like.”
The Michigan Democratic Senate primary is one of the most closely watched races this cycle as the party looks to win back a majority in Congress and keep the seat in a state won by President Donald Trump in 2024. Along with El-Sayed, the contest includes centrist Rep. Haley Stevens, who has the backing of several establishment Democrats, and liberal state senator Mallory McMorrow, who snagged an endorsement from Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has said he believes Stevens has the “best chance” to win in the swing state, as some Democrats in Washington worry El-Sayed could lose in November if he advances in the primary.
But El-Sayed is building momentum throughout the party, earning an endorsement from Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen.
Support for Israel has become a major flashpoint in the race. Michigan has sizable Arab American and Jewish voter blocs in and around Detroit.
El-Sayed has called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a “war criminal” and has referred to Israel’s military campaign in Gaza after Hamas’ October 7 attacks as a “genocide.”
McMorrow first notably characterized the Israeli military action in Gaza as a “genocide” when pressed on the issue at a campaign event last fall, though she told voters that the definition of the conflict matters less than reaching a “solution.” She has also said she believes “war crimes were committed” and made clear she would not seek the support of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.
On the other hand, Stevens has the backing of AIPAC and has said she disagrees with Israel’s campaign in Gaza being characterized as a genocide.
The Democratic party has been contending with the rise of progressive candidates, who have secured high-profile wins and even defeated some incumbents. Some establishment Democrats have been quick to dismiss those wins as limited to liberal pockets of the country and not reflective of the broader Democratic base.
Following progressive victories in his home state of New York last week, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told CNN, “I think that what happens in a handful of primaries, in one of the bluest cities in the country, is not in any way indicative of what needs to happen in November, where we need to reelect every single front line member, common sense Democrats authentically committed to making life better for the American people, opposing these extreme Republicans who have been nothing but a reckless rubber stamp for Donald Trump’s agenda.”
CNN’s Manu Raju, Alison Main and Arlette Saenz contributed to this report.
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