Abdul El-Sayed's derogatory remarks against Usha Vance backfiring among Indian-Americans & women: ‘He’s going to see…’
Abdul El-Sayed’s racially insensitive comment aimed at Usha Vance backfires, risking support from Michigan's Indian-American and female voters.
Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed's derogatory remarks against Second Lady Usha Vance are causing significant backlash, particularly among Michigan's Indian-American community and women voters, according to sources. El-Sayed's attack, which included a sarcastic post on X questioning whether Governor Gretchen Whitmer would take Usha with him "back in time to meet Papaw," has been criticized as exploiting women to project strength.
Sources claim that El-Sayed suffers from a Napoleon complex and uses women to appear tough. Republican insiders predict that Michigan GOP co-chair Sunny Reddy will challenge El-Sayed when he campaigns in the 10th Congressional District near Detroit. Republican strategists see an opportunity to draw South Asian voters away from El-Sayed, whose parents are Egyptian immigrants.
El-Sayed, who leads Rogers by less than one percentage point in polls, faces criticism for referencing Usha's recent pregnancy in his attacks. The state GOP and Indian-American leaders have called for El-Sayed to apologize, with Reddy dismissing his approach as detrimental to middle-aged women, Indian-Americans, and other ethnic groups.
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