2026年7月28日 美国东部时间下午3:08 / 福克斯新闻
黑利·史蒂文斯斥责“名人候选人”埃尔赛义德，称其参选参议院只是“向上爬的又一级台阶”
2026年7月27日，在密歇根州绍斯菲尔德的福克斯电视台演播室举行的密歇根州民主党联邦参议院初选辩论中，联邦众议员黑利·史蒂文斯指责密歇根州民主党参议院竞争对手阿卜杜勒·埃尔赛义德追逐名气。（图片来源：WJBK）
联邦众议员黑利·史蒂文斯（密歇根州共和党人）在周一的参议院民主党辩论中，多次将阿卜杜勒·埃尔赛义德称为这场密歇根州参议院竞选的“名人”候选人，称埃尔赛义德的播客、书籍和政治行动主义与她在国会的经历相比相形见绌。
史蒂文斯与埃尔赛义德之间的竞选已成为民主党未来之争的缩影。8月4日，民主党选民将决定支持史蒂文斯还是埃尔赛义德：史蒂文斯得到民主党建制派的支持，而埃尔赛义德则是得到社会主义者支持的挑战者，他呼吁废除移民海关执法局（ICE），并强烈批评美国对以色列的支持。
在开场发言中，史蒂文斯列举了自己的资历，称其是民主党赢得参议院席位的最佳人选，包括2018年成功翻转选区、2025年被有效立法中心评为密歇根州最具成效的民主党议员，以及获得密歇根州民主党州长格蕾琴·惠特默的背书。
“我唯一的关注点是你们，”史蒂文斯说，“阿卜杜勒是为了名气而参选。共和党人正在扶持他的竞选活动，就在几天前，迈克·罗杰斯在一次秘密电话中表示，他让埃尔赛义德的胜选变得更容易，他就是共和党想要对阵的对手。”
民主党内战升温至初选辩论舞台：激烈摇摆州对决现场“你在隐瞒什么？”
即将退休的密歇根州民主党参议员加里·彼得斯已放弃在这场高风险的密歇根州民主党参议院初选中的中立立场，转而支持联邦众议员黑利·史蒂文斯（左图），民主党领导层正团结起来阻止进步派竞争对手阿卜杜勒·埃尔赛义德（右图）获得提名。（美联社照片/克里斯汀·诺曼）
史蒂文斯所指的是共和党候选人迈克·罗杰斯上个月与支持者的一次电话交谈，当时他表示，如果埃尔赛义德成为民主党候选人，他的竞选将“形势大好”。
“听着，这与华盛顿或纽约的网红群体无关，”史蒂文斯说，“这关乎将密歇根州放在首位。”
辩论后期，史蒂文斯表示她正在对抗特朗普的“权力滥用”，同时暗讽阿卜杜勒，称自己是“不用对着扩音器呐喊、不第一时间冲到镜头前，而是脚踏实地做工作”。
摇摆州民调显示极左翼面临困境，舒默支持的候选人凭借关键选民群体占据优势
美国——2025年5月6日，周二，美国国会大厦西翼举行集会，支持乳腺癌治疗研究和相关政策，这些研究和政策因拟议的 Medicaid 削减面临风险，联邦众议员黑利·史蒂文斯（密歇根州民主党人）在集会上发言。（汤姆·威廉姆斯/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images）
“听着，我的对手阿卜杜勒，他是个很有才华的人，”史蒂文斯提到他的三本书和播客《美国剖析》时说道，“他获得了这么多关注，但问题是，我们不需要名人候选人。我们不需要名人。”
史蒂文斯随后提及自己在众议院的六年任职经历，称她一直致力于“艰苦、不引人注目的工作”。
“这才能对抗眼下正在制造混乱和破坏的垃圾政治，”史蒂文斯说。
史蒂文斯暗示阿卜杜勒的参议院竞选对他而言只是又一个“向上爬的台阶”，并提及他2018年州长竞选失败的经历。
“那次没成功，所以他开办了播客，写了书，现在又来竞选参议院，而且他已经买下了总统竞选的网站域名，”史蒂文斯说。
作为回应，埃尔赛义德指责史蒂文斯“怯懦”，因为她过去曾投票支持增加ICE的 funding，并称该机构应该被彻底废除。
密歇根州参议院候选人阿卜杜勒·埃尔赛义德回避是否仍支持“Defund the Police”的问题
“所以没错，我会拿着扩音器站出来说，我们需要废除ICE，因为我不害怕他们会怎么说我，”他说。
他还表示，史蒂文斯将焦点放在他的公共卫生播客上，是在转移选民真正关心的议题，比如生活成本。
“众议员女士，如果你喜欢听公共卫生相关的播客，我欢迎你去听听。你似乎对此非常关心，”埃尔赛义德说，“但我更担心的是人们付不起汽油费、买不起 groceries（食品杂货）。”
根据非营利组织公开政治透明度机构（OpenSecrets）对联邦选举委员会报告的分析，这场开放的密歇根州参议院竞选已引发全国关注，截至7月中旬，外部团体已在该竞选活动中投入超过5200万美元，其中大部分资金用于支持史蒂文斯。
2026年7月18日，在密歇根州底特律歌剧院举行的“人民对抗强权”集会上，联邦众议员亚历山德里亚·奥卡西奥-科特兹（纽约州民主党人）、密歇根州民主党参议院初选候选人阿卜杜勒·埃尔赛义德和参议员伯尼·桑德斯（佛蒙特州无党派人士）在埃尔赛义德发言后向人群致意。（莎拉·赖斯/Getty Images）
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得到佛蒙特州民主党参议员伯尼·桑德斯支持的埃尔赛义德，将史蒂文斯描绘成美国以色列公共事务委员会（AIPAC）等大型超级政治行动委员会的代言人，同时称自己从未从企业利益集团或超级政治行动委员会获得过一分钱捐款。在参选国会议员之前，埃尔赛义德曾担任韦恩县卫生与公共服务部主任。
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与此同时，共和党将密歇根州视为其维持参议院控制权过程中的最佳 pickup 机会（夺回执政权席位）之一。
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Haley Stevens shreds Abdul El-Sayed: ‘We don’t need a celebrity candidate’
July 28, 2026 3:08pm EDT / Fox News
Haley Stevens rips ‘celebrity candidate’ El-Sayed, calls Senate bid ‘another rung on the ladder’
Rep. Haley Stevens accused Michigan Democratic Senate rival Abdul El-Sayed of chasing celebrity during the FOX 2 Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate primary debate at the network’s studios in Southfield, Michigan, on July 27, 2026. (Credit: WJBK)
Rep. Haley Stevens, R-Mich., repeatedly called Abdul El-Sayed the “celebrity” candidate in the Michigan Senate race during Monday’s Senate Democratic debate, arguing that El-Sayed’s podcast, books and political activism pale in comparison to her time in Congress.
The race between Stevens and El-Sayed has become a microcosm of the battle over the Democratic Party’s future. On Aug. 4, Democratic voters will decide whether to back Stevens, who has the support of the Democratic establishment, or El-Sayed, a socialist-supported challenger who has called for abolishing ICE and is strongly critical of the United States’ support for Israel.
In her opening remarks, Stevens rattled off her qualifications as the Democratic Party’s best chance of winning the Senate race, pointing to flipping her seat in 2018, being named Michigan’s most effective Democratic lawmaker by the Center for Effective Lawmaking in 2025 and being endorsed by Democratic Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
“My only focus is you,” Stevens said. “Abdul is running for celebrity. Republicans are propping up his campaign, and Mike Rogers, just the other day said in a secret phone call that he made it easier for him to win, that he’s the one he wants to run against.”
DEM CIVIL WAR HITS PRIMARY DEBATE STAGE IN FIERY BATTLEGROUND SHOWDOWN: ‘WHAT ARE YOU HIDING?’
Retiring Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., has abandoned his neutrality in Michigan’s high-stakes Democratic Senate primary, backing U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, pictured left, as party leaders rally to stop progressive rival Abdul El-Sayed, pictured right, from winning the nomination.(AP Photo/Kristen Norman)
Stevens was referring to a phone conversation Republican candidate Mike Rogers had with supporters last month in which he said his campaign would be in “good shape” if El-Sayed were the nominee.
“Look, this isn’t about the D.C. or New York influencer crowd,” Stevens said. “This is about putting Michigan first.”
Later in the debate, Stevens said she is standing up to Trump’s “abuses of powers,” while taking a dig at Abdul by saying she’s doing so without “shouting into a bullhorn, not getting in front of the first camera I see, but doing the hard work.”
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UNITED STATES – MAY 6: Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., speaks during a rally on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol to support research and policies for breast cancer treatment that are at risk by proposed Medicaid cuts, on Tuesday, May 6, 2025.(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
“Look, my opponent here, Abdul, he is such a talented guy,” Stevens said, referring to his three books and his podcast America Dissected. “He’s had all this attention, but the deal is, we don’t need a celebrity candidate. We don’t need a celebrity.”
Stevens then pointed to her six years in the House of Representatives, saying she has been committed to “hard, unglamorous work.”
“That’s going to stand up to this junk that is wreaking havoc and causing chaos right before our very eyes,” Stevens said.
Stevens suggested that Abdul’s Senate campaign is just another “rung on the ladder” for him, pointing to his failed 2018 gubernatorial bid.
“It didn’t work out, so he started the podcast, he wrote the books, and now he’s running for Senate, and he’s already bought the website for president,” Stevens said.
In response, El-Sayed accused Stevens of “cowardice” over her past votes to increase ICE funding, saying the agency should be completely abolished.
MICHIGAN SENATE CANDIDATE ABDUL EL-SAYED DODGES QUESTION ON WHETHER HE STILL SUPPORTS DEFUNDING THE POLICE
“So yeah, I’m going to take the bullhorn and I’m going to say that I think we need to abolish ICE because I am not afraid of what they’re going to say about me,” he said.
He also suggested that Stevens’ focus on his public health podcast was a distraction from the issues that matter most to voters, such as affordability.
“Congresswoman, if you enjoy podcasts about public health, I welcome you to take a listen. You seem very concerned about that,” El-Sayed said. “I’m more concerned about the fact that people can’t pay for their gas, they can’t pay for their groceries.”
The open Senate race in Michigan has garnered national attention, with outside groups spending more than $52 million on the race through mid-July, most of it in support of Stevens, according to an OpenSecrets analysis of FEC reports.
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate primary candidate Abdul El-Sayed and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt, greet the crowd after El-Sayed spoke at The People V. The Powerful rally at the Detroit Opera House on July 18, 2026 in Detroit, Mich.(Sarah Rice/Getty Images)
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El-Sayed, who is backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders, D-Vt., has painted Stevens as the candidate of large super PACs such as AIPAC, while saying he has not received a single dollar from corporate interests or super PACs. Before running for Congress, El-Sayed served as Wayne County director of Health and Human Services.
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Meanwhile, the Republican party has deemed Michigan to be one of best pickup opportunities in its effort to maintain control of the Senate.
Fox News Digital reached out to El-Sayed and Stevens’ campaigns for comment.
Elaine Mallon is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business covering national politics.