Harris Plans Michigan Campaign Events With El-Sayed

Former Vice President Kamala Harris is campaigning in Michigan for Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed, aiming to rally Black voters and strengthen Democratic turnout in a race that could help determine control of the Senate. Harris and El-Sayed are holding a roundtable on Black maternal health, meeting with Detroit-area faith and civic leaders, and attending events focused on voter mobilization. El-Sayed, who won the Democratic primary with progressive support, is seeking to broaden his coalition to include voters who backed Harris while overcoming divisions from the primary and his positions on Gaza, universal health care and arms sales to Israel. Republican nominee Mike Rogers is targeting voters hesitant about El-Sayed and plans to highlight his association with progressive streamer Hasan Piker, whom El-Sayed has disavowed over controversial remarks. Harris’s appearance also comes as Democrats debate her potential 2028 presidential ambitions, though Michigan officials and voters say the visit’s immediate focus is the Senate race and Democratic unity.