2026-09-22T06:26:54-04:00 / 福克斯新闻频道
吉姆·鲁内斯塔德称皮克的言论“令人发指”，并预测奥克兰县的犹太选民将出现“巨变”
作者：罗伯特·施马德 福克斯新闻
发布于2026年9月22日美国东部时间早上6:26
密歇根州共和党主席吉姆·鲁内斯塔德表示，包括有影响力的捐赠者在内的犹太民主党人，对埃尔赛义德感到“厌恶”。
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随着密歇根州一些知名犹太民主党人转而支持共和党参议院候选人迈克·罗杰斯，该州共和党主席告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，他相信选民在选举日反对阿卜杜勒·埃尔赛义德，将引发犹太选民大规模脱离民主党的浪潮。
“核心问题是犹太民主党捐赠者，我们听到他们最强烈的不满情绪都指向埃尔赛义德，”密歇根州共和党主席吉姆·鲁内斯塔德告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。“他那些出格的言论和过往关联，实际上让密歇根州的犹太社区感到恐慌。”
事实上，密歇根州约有500名自称犹太裔民主党人或无党派人士签署了一封公开信，称罗杰斯是“犹太社区的朋友”，并警告如果埃尔赛义德获胜，可能会让“极左翼和反犹太势力”主导民主党。
犹太民主党人在关键摇摆州倒戈支持共和党对手
共和党参议院候选人迈克·罗杰斯在阿卜杜勒·埃尔赛义德赢得初选后，正直接向密歇根州民主党人争取支持。(莎拉·赖斯/盖蒂图片社 | 杰夫·科沃尔斯基 / 法新社通过盖蒂图片社)
在其犹太社区支持率 allegedly 下滑之际，埃尔赛义德在社交媒体上发布了一段视频，展示自己与两名犹太女性共度犹太新年——罗什哈沙纳的场景。这两名女性的亲巴勒斯坦激进主义立场，以及外界批评她们显然对视频中出现的希伯来祈祷文不熟悉，引发了包括一名民主党州议员在内的批评者的审视。
“说真的，我非常反感这种象征性作秀，”代表犹太人口众多的西布卢姆菲尔德镇的民主党州议员诺亚·阿比特写道。
埃尔赛义德试图与犹太民主党人和解，但在与哈桑·皮克划清界限问题上碰壁
美国参议院候选人迈克·罗杰斯在竞选活动中，站在一辆红色老式福特皮卡前合影。(迈克·罗杰斯竞选团队供图)
“这段视频并非旨在吸引犹太社区，而是为了让那些担心他有偏见、但不会立刻心生怀疑的非犹太选民上钩，”在一个保守派倡导组织领导反犹太主义斗争的拉比乔纳森·格林伯格写道。
尽管如此，埃尔赛义德的视频在社交媒体上获得了大量关注，在X和TikTok上产生了数千次互动。
即便埃尔赛义德疏远了犹太选民，目前也不清楚这是否会对密歇根州民主党产生持久影响，甚至是否会影响下议院选举。例如，这封支持罗杰斯的公开信明确表示，签署者不一定支持唐纳德·特朗普总统，并指出他们的支持仅针对“今年的这场参议院选举”。
就短期而言，罗杰斯的竞选团队称其犹太社区外联工作取得了成功。
犹太民主党倒戈威胁埃尔赛义德，密歇根参议院选举胜负将悬于一线
美国参议院民主党候选人阿卜杜勒·埃尔赛义德博士于2026年8月29日在密歇根州兰辛举行的密歇根民主党提名大会上发表讲话。(阿纳多卢通讯社通过盖蒂图片社)
罗杰斯竞选团队的一名消息人士告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，他们的社交媒体收件箱“持续不断”收到犹太选民的积极反馈，总体而言他们也“应接不暇”地收到了外联请求。该消息人士还称，他们与捐赠者举办的筹款活动进展顺利，但未提供具体数据。
不过，鲁内斯塔德相信，如果共和党策略得当，有望长期赢得犹太社区的支持。
“我们认为共和党还有长期机会，让犹太社区从不同角度看待共和党，”他告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。“我们非常认同犹太社区推崇的创业精神、支持低税收和减少监管的理念。”
虽然犹太选民大幅转向罗杰斯可能对共和党有利，但他也必须应对埃尔赛义德在密歇根阿拉伯裔社区的强大支持，尤其是在迪尔伯恩和迪尔伯恩高地，埃尔赛义德在民主党初选中已建立了压倒性优势。
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拉比阿舍·洛帕廷于2026年8月20日在密歇根州底特律举行的一场活动上发表讲话，该活动旨在展示支持共和党密歇根州参议院候选人、前众议员迈克·罗杰斯的民主党人。(保罗·施坦豪斯/福克斯新闻)
“我们一直在奥克兰县的犹太社区开展外联工作，那里的犹太人口规模可观，我认为我们将在本次选举周期看到真正的巨变，”鲁内斯塔德说。
“犹太社区真正担忧的是哈桑·皮克这样的人。任何看过他言论的人都知道，那些话太出格了，”他补充道。“他就像是埃尔赛义德的左膀右臂，他那些令人发指的反犹太言论肯定会在此次选举中被拿来大做文章。犹太社区越来越意识到，像哈桑·皮克这样的人及其与埃尔赛义德的关联是多么危险。”
埃尔赛义德淡化了自己与皮克的密切关系对密歇根选民的影响程度，并称这位主播声称美国“理应”遭遇9·11事件的言论“愚蠢”。他还驳斥了自己的竞选活动在犹太选民中陷入困境的说法。
“阿卜杜勒很感谢与密歇根州各地犹太领袖进行的富有成效的对话，他将继续积极参与社区活动，建立联盟，击败罗杰斯，恢复民主党对美国参议院的控制，并为遏制特朗普鲁莽的议程提供亟需的制衡，”竞选团队发言人科尔·沃兹尼亚克告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。
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针对这封支持罗杰斯的公开信，密歇根州的自由派犹太领袖已收集了超过800名自称犹太裔密歇根人的签名，声明他们支持埃尔赛义德，同时指出其中一些人在外交政策等问题上与他存在分歧。埃尔赛义德已将缓解密歇根州犹太人的担忧作为竞选的优先事项，争取知名犹太议员的背书，并频繁与该社区成员会面。
El-Sayed’s Jewish outreach ignites ‘tokenism’ fury as Michigan GOP chair makes bold prediction
2026-09-22T06:26:54-04:00 / Fox News
Jim Runestad called Piker’s comments ‘despicable’ and predicted a ‘sea change’ among Jewish voters in Oakland County
By Robert Schmad Fox News
Published September 22, 2026 6:26am EDT
Michigan GOP chairman Jim Runestad reports that Jewish Democrats, including influential donors, are “disgusted” with El-Sayed.
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As some prominent Jewish Democrats in Michigan throw their support behind Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers, the state’s GOP chair told Fox News Digital he is confident that opposition to Abdul El-Sayed will spark a significant Jewish defection from the Democratic Party on Election Day.
“The big issue is Democratic donors who are Jewish, and what we’re hearing most of the angst is about from them, is El-Sayed,” Michigan GOP Chairman Jim Runestad told Fox News Digital. “His off-the-charts comments and his associations are actually striking fear into the Jewish community here in the state of Michigan.”
Indeed, roughly 500 individuals identifying as Jewish Democrats or independents living in Michigan have signed an open letter calling Rogers a “friend to the Jewish community” and warning that an El-Sayed victory could allow “far-left and anti-Jewish elements” to become dominant within the Democratic Party.
JEWISH DEMOCRATS ABANDON EL-SAYED FOR GOP RIVAL IN ALL-IMPORTANT BATTLEGROUND STATE
Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers is making a direct pitch to Michigan Democrats following Abdul El-Sayed’s primary victory.(Sarah Rice/Getty Images | JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP via Getty Images)
Amid his allegedly faltering Jewish support, El-Sayed released a video on social media where he showed himself spending Rosh Hashanah, essentially the Jewish New Year, with two Jewish women. The two women’s pro-Palestinian activism, along with criticism of their apparent unfamiliarity with the Hebrew prayers featured in the video, drew scrutiny from critics — including one Democratic state lawmaker.
“Man I really hate tokenism,” Democrat state Rep. Noah Arbit, who represents the heavily Jewish town of West Bloomfield, wrote.
EL-SAYED TRIES TO MAKE PEACE WITH JEWISH DEMOCRATS BUT DRAWS LINE AT DUMPING HASAN PIKER
U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers poses for a photo in front of a red antique Ford pickup truck on the campaign trail.(Mike Rogers for Senate)
“This isn’t designed to appeal to the Jewish community. It’s for any non-Jews concerned about his bigotry who won’t immediately be suspicious,” Jonathan Greenberg, a rabbi who leads the effort to combat antisemitism at a conservative advocacy group, wrote.
El-Sayed’s video nonetheless drew significant engagement on social media, generating thousands of interactions across X and TikTok.
Even if El-Sayed alienates Jewish voters, it is unclear if that will have lasting, or even down-ballot, effects for Democrats in Michigan. The open letter endorsing Rogers, for instance, makes clear that signatories do not necessarily support President Donald Trump and states that their support is specific to “this year and in this Senate race.”
As it relates to the short term, the Rogers campaign claims that their Jewish outreach efforts have been successful.
JEWISH DEM DEFECTIONS THREATEN EL-SAYED IN MICHIGAN SENATE RACE DECIDED BY RAZOR-THIN MARGINS
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, speaks at the Michigan Democratic Nominating Convention in Lansing, Mich., on Aug. 29, 2026.(Anadolu via Getty Images)
A source within the Rogers campaign told Fox News Digital that their social media inboxes are “constantly” being filled with positive messages from Jewish voters and that they’ve been “inundated” with outreach more generally. The source also claimed that the fundraisers they held with donors have gone well, though they did not provide specific numbers.
Runestad, however, is confident that Republicans can make lasting gains with the Jewish community if they play their cards right.
“We think there’s also an opening for Republicans long term to start getting the Jewish community to look at the Republicans from a different perspective,” he told Fox News Digital. “We have been very connected to so much of what the Jewish community believes in terms of being entrepreneurial, supporting lower taxes and reducing regulation.”
While Jewish voters swinging significantly toward Rogers could benefit the Republican, he will also have to contend with El-Sayed’s strong support in Michigan’s Arab American community, particularly in Dearborn and Dearborn Heights, where he built a commanding advantage in the Democratic primary.
EX-HILLARY CLINTON STAFFER WARNS DEMOCRATS THAT COURTING FAR-LEFT COULD COST THEM JEWISH VOTERS
Rabbi Asher Lopatin speaks at a campaign event spotlighting Democrats supporting Republican Senate nominee in Michigan, former Rep. Mike Rogers, on August 20, 2026, in Detroit, Michigan.(Paul Steinhauser/Fox News)
“We have been outreaching to the Jewish community here in Oakland County, which is a very substantial community, and I think we’re going to see a real sea change this cycle,” Runestad said.
“The real concern for the Jewish community is someone like Hasan Piker. Anybody who has looked at his comments — they’re off the charts,” he added. “This is like the right-hand man of El-Sayed, and some of his despicable antisemitic comments are certainly going to be brought to bear in this election. The Jewish community is becoming more and more aware of just how dangerous someone like Hasan Piker is and his connection to El-Sayed.”
El-Sayed has dismissed his proximity to Piker as insignificant to Michigan voters and called the streamer’s assertion that America “deserved” 9/11 “dumb.” He has also pushed back against claims that his campaign is floundering among Jewish voters.
“Abdul is grateful for the good conversations he’s had with Jewish leaders across Michigan, and he’ll continue to be actively engaged with communities to build the coalition that will defeat Rogers, restore Democratic control of the U.S. Senate, and put a much-needed check on Trump’s reckless agenda,” campaign spokesman Cole Wozniak told Fox News Digital.
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In response to the pro-Rogers open letter, liberal Jewish leaders in Michigan have collected signatures from over 800 people identifying as Jewish Michiganders affirming their support for El-Sayed, though noting that some of them disagree with him on foreign policy and other issues. El-Sayed has made assuaging the concerns of Michigan Jews a priority for his campaign, courting endorsements from high-profile Jewish lawmakers and meeting frequently with members of the community.
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