Harris joins El-Sayed on campaign trail as Democrats focus on Michigan Senate race
With 42 days until Election Day, the race to control Congress is now in high gear. In Michigan, one of Democrats' biggest names made their first major campaign stop of the cycle. Former Vice President Kamala Harris joined Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed at a roundtable in Detroit focused on Black maternal health. Lisa Desjardins discussed the Michigan race with strategist Joel Payne.
Former US Vice President Kamala Harris has joined forces with Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on the campaign trail. Harris appeared with El-Sayed at a roundtable discussion on Black maternal health in Detroit. According to The Guardian US, Harris lost the state to Donald Trump in the 2024 elections.
Harris and El-Sayed were joined at the event by other attendees, where they discussed women's access to care. El-Sayed, a progressive candidate, is running against Republican Mike Rogers for the Senate seat being vacated by a retiring Democrat. If elected, El-Sayed would be the first Muslim member of the US Senate.
The campaign stop is seen as an effort by Democrats to hold a crucial battleground seat in Michigan, which is central to their hopes of winning control of the Senate in November. Harris highlighted the importance of the Senate seat, noting that it is a six-year term, according to The Hill.
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