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密歇根州绍斯菲尔德市 —— 密歇根州联邦参议院民主党候选人阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德与众议员黑利·史蒂文斯在下周周二关键初选前的最后一场电视辩论中，就外部团体支出、竞选基调以及当选可能性展开激烈交锋。
此次民主党初选旨在填补即将离任的民主党参议员加里·彼得斯留下的席位，该竞选已演变为党内更大范围辩论的缩影：在今年11月的竞争性选举中，那些在《全民医保》、废除移民海关执法局等议题上持进步派政策立场，以及尖锐批评美国对以色列财政支持的候选人，是否是最佳参选选择。
史蒂文斯自2019年起在众议院代表底律律部分地区，属于民主党温和派阵营。埃尔-赛义德是一名执业医生，曾在底律律和密歇根州韦恩县担任高级卫生职位，是进步派代表。
关于外部资助
埃尔-赛义德猛烈抨击史蒂文斯获得了大量外部团体资助的竞选支持，尤其是来自美国以色列公共事务委员会（AIPAC）关联团体的数千万美元资金。
周一，埃尔-赛义德提及史蒂文斯7月投票反对一项削减33亿美元年度对以色列军事援助的修正案。埃尔-赛义德称，对以色列的军事援助是“我们税收资金最糟糕的用途”。
史蒂文斯否认外部资金的涌入会影响她作为参议员在以色列问题上的立场。她表示支持以巴冲突的两国解决方案，并强调自己近期对以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡的批评，这一言论在内塔尼亚胡接受CNN采访时遭到反驳。
史蒂文斯还回击称，支持埃尔-赛义德的超级政治行动委员会“为密歇根而战PAC”从其岳父朱卡库·塔耶布处获得了30万美元资金。
“我认为支持阿卜杜勒的超级PAC和支持我的超级PAC之间没什么太大区别。我们国家在竞选资金改革方面都存在问题，”史蒂文斯说道。
为密歇根而战超级PAC已花费超过230万美元支持埃尔-赛义德。
相比之下，根据竞选财务记录，AIPAC的超级政治行动委员会联合民主项目截至7月20日已花费超过1990万美元支持史蒂文斯。另一个名为“更强大密歇根”的团体已花费1680万美元支持史蒂文斯，但未披露其捐赠者身份。
“我岳父不想把你们的税金送给以色列军方去实施种族灭绝，仅此而已，”埃尔-赛义德在辩论结束后告诉记者。他频繁指控以色列在加沙地带实施种族灭绝，而以色列对此予以否认。
据广告追踪公司AdImpact的数据，史蒂文斯的竞选团队及其支持的六个超级PAC在初选期间已花费超过6100万美元投放广告。根据美国联邦选举委员会的报告，埃尔-赛义德的竞选团队与外部团体的总支出超过1530万美元。
关于当选可能性
8月4日民主党初选的获胜者很可能在11月与共和党前众议员迈克·罗杰斯对决。罗杰斯周一全程陪同特朗普总统在密歇根州米尔福德的通用汽车工厂发表讲话。
“总统正在尽自己的一份力。看看全国各地，我们在制造业领域取得了重大胜利……我们必须为特朗普总统提供帮助，”罗杰斯与总统一同出席活动时说道，特朗普在2024年以1.4个百分点的优势赢得密歇根州。
共和党人已有25年未在密歇根州联邦参议院席位上占据优势。但随着全国民主党就进步派和民主社会主义派 insurgent 候选人在纽约市等地的成功是否代表全国范围内的制胜策略展开辩论，史蒂文斯及其盟友认为埃尔-赛义德存在政治风险。
埃尔-赛义德并不将自己定义为社会主义者。
“我只是一名理解资本主义运作方式的资本主义者，”埃尔-赛义德周一晚间说道，“对资本主义最大的威胁从来不是政府监管的理念，而是垄断。”
埃尔-赛义德获得了佛蒙特州独立参议员伯尼·桑德斯和马萨诸塞州民主党参议员伊丽莎白·沃伦等进步派人士的背书。史蒂文斯则得到了彼得斯和密歇根州州长格雷琴·惠特默等党内温和派成员的支持。
史蒂文斯认为，支持埃尔-赛义德的进步派政客“缺失”的一点是“对我们州运转逻辑的理解”。
“我们不需要名人候选人。我们不需要名人参议员。我们需要一个承诺投入六年艰辛、乏味工作的人，他将挺身而出对抗那些正在制造混乱、在我们眼皮底下引发动荡的恶劣行径，”史蒂文斯说道。
罗杰斯周一接受哥伦比亚广播公司新闻采访时表示，他并不在意11月将对决哪一位民主党候选人。
“他们的论调如出一辙，投票立场也一模一样，”他说道，“疯狂列车已经到站。要么是疯狂，要么是常识。”
“尖桩上的食人魔”
有记者问及埃尔-赛义德近期《政治报》的一篇报道，内容是他在最近一次捐助者会议上使用有争议的言论描述初选胜利的意义。
在一段会议录音中，埃尔-赛义德表示，如果他赢得初选，将为进步运动提供机会罢免像民主党参议员约翰·费特曼这样的现任议员。“理想情况下，你把一个食人魔钉在尖桩上，其他人就会收到信号，突然间所有人的言论都会变得大不相同，”埃尔-赛义德说道。
当被问及竞选的整体基调，以及是否对这类言论感到后悔时，埃尔-赛义德表示，他已公开告知支持者不要攻击史蒂文斯的品格或个性。
“我不知道你还能指望候选人做些什么。我确实说过，‘不要取笑她，这太刻薄了’，”埃尔-赛义德在辩论结束后告诉记者。他随后表示，竞选的基调主要由支持史蒂文斯的超级PAC投放的攻击他个人品格的广告所主导。
埃尔-赛义德还回应了亲史蒂文斯团体近期对他“有不尊重女性的历史”的指控。联合民主项目资助的一则近期广告收录了埃尔-赛义德此前针对惠特默和前第一夫人米歇尔·奥巴马的言论。
该广告援引了埃尔-赛义德2010年的一篇专栏文章，文中他将奥巴马对抗儿童肥胖的努力描述为“缺乏创意”且“值得称赞但收效甚微”。广告还提及埃尔-赛义德在2018年州长初选期间称惠特默“被收买”的言论。
“我的母亲是她所在大学首位获得终身教职的工程学教授。我是由坚强的女性抚养长大的。仅仅因为我在15年前写了一篇关于第一夫人米歇尔·奥巴马言论的专栏文章，或者因为我曾与惠特默州长竞争，就说我不尊重任何人，这与事实不符，”埃尔-赛义德在辩论中说道。
但史蒂文斯并未松口，她指出了埃尔-赛义德批评密歇根州女性候选人或政客的言论。
“这当然需要他做出回应，”史蒂文斯说道。
财务披露
埃尔-赛义德周一公布了最新的个人财务披露报告，显示其拥有两处租赁房产，一处位于印度班加罗尔，另一处位于阿拉伯联合酋长国迪拜，每处房产估值在100001美元至250000美元之间。这些房产登记在埃尔-赛义德的配偶、认证精神科医生莎拉·朱卡库名下。
史蒂文斯指责埃尔-赛义德在财务方面不透明，并暗示其财务披露文件中列为“其他业务收入”的30万美元款项存在问题。
“你没有公布完整的纳税申报单，还有30万美元的其他收入，而你当时在播客节目中兜售罗伯特·肯尼迪·小也会认可的垃圾医疗疗法，”史蒂文斯在谈及埃尔-赛义德时说道，后者多年来主持一档健康主题播客。“你说要把金钱从政治中剔除，把钱放进民众口袋，但至今没人知道是谁把钱放进了你的口袋。”
埃尔-赛义德试图淡化史蒂文斯的言论，称他已经公布了财务披露文件，这不过是“转移人们对你自身问题的注意力”。
“人们会关注那些实际上是我妻子家族继承、然后转到他们孩子名下再出售的房产。我很好奇他们为什么如此执着于和我同姓的海外房产。你不觉得这符合一个老套的刻板印象吗？”埃尔-赛义德在辩论结束后告诉记者。
In final Michigan Senate Democratic debate, Stevens and El-Sayed spar over outside spending and personal attacks
2026-07-27T22:58:04-0400 / CBS News
Southfield, Michigan – Michigan Democratic Senate candidates Abdul El-Sayed and Rep. Haley Stevens clashed on issues of spending by outside groups, the tone of the race and electability in the last televised debate before a pivotal primary election next Tuesday.
The Democratic primary contest to fill the open seat of outgoing Democratic Sen. Gary Peters has turned into a proxy for a larger intra-party debate over whether candidates with progressive policy stances on Medicare for All and abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement — as well as aggressive criticism of U.S. financial support for Israel — are the best options to run in competitive races this November.
Stevens, who has represented parts of the Detroit area in the House since 2019, is part of the party’s moderate wing. El-Sayed, a doctor by training who has held top health positions in Detroit and Wayne County, Michigan, is a progressive.
On outside funding
El-Sayed has hammered Stevens for the wave of outside funding that has backed her campaign, especially the tens of millions of dollars from groups affiliated with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC.
On Monday, El-Sayed cited her July vote against an amendment that would cut $3.3 billion in annual military aid to Israel. El-Sayed called military assistance to Israel the “worst use of our tax dollars.”
Stevens denied that the influx of outside spending would influence her views on Israel as a senator. She said she supports a two-state solution to the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, and highlighted her recent criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, drawing pushback from Netanyahu in a CNN interview.
Stevens also responded by pointing to a super PAC supporting El-Sayed, the “Fighting for Michigan PAC,” that has received $300,000 from his father-in-law, Jukaku Tayeb.
“I don’t think there’s much difference between super PACs going in for Abdul or super PACs going in for me. We have a problem with campaign finance reform in this country,” Stevens said.
The Fighting for Michigan group has spent over $2.3 million to support El-Sayed.
By comparison, AIPAC’s super PAC, the United Democracy Project, has spent over $19.9 million to support Stevens through July 20, according to campaign finance records. Another group, “A Stronger Michigan,” has spent $16.8 million to support Stevens but has not disclosed who its donors are.
“My father-in-law does not want to send your tax dollars to the Israeli military to do genocide, I’ll tell you that much,” he told reporters after the debate. El-Sayed has frequently accused Israel of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip, a charge Israel denies.
Stevens’ campaign and six super PACs that back her have spent over $61 million on ads during the primary, according to advertisement tracking firmAdImpact. El-Sayed’s campaign and outside groups combined have spent over $15.3 million, according to FEC reports.
On electability
The winner of the Aug. 4 Democratic primary will likely face Republican former Rep. Mike Rogers in November, who spent Monday at President Trump’s side during his remarks at a General Motors plant in Milford, Michigan.
“The president is doing his part. You look around the country. They’re scoring some big wins in manufacturing … We got to send President Trump some help,” Rogers said on stage with the president, who won Michigan in 2024 by 1.4 points.
A Republican hasn’t represented Michigan in the Senate for 25 years. But as the national Democratic Party debates whether the success of insurgent progressive and democratic socialist candidates in New York City and elsewhere represents a winning strategy for the whole country, Stevens and her allies argue that El-Sayed poses a political risk.
El-Sayed does not identify himself as a socialist.
“I’m just a capitalist who understands how capitalism works,” El-Sayed said Monday night. “The biggest threat to capitalism was never the idea of government regulation. It was always monopol[ies].”
El-Sayed has been endorsed by progressive figures like independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts. Stevens is backed by members of the party’s moderate flank, like Peters and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
Stevens argued one of the things progressive politicians who support El-Sayed are “missing” is “an understanding of what makes our state tick.”
“We don’t need a celebrity candidate. We don’t need a celebrity senator. We need somebody who is committed to six years of 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.
Rogers told CBS News on Monday he has no preference on which candidate he’d prefer to face in November.
“They talk the same way, and they vote the same way,” he said. “The crazy train has arrived. It’s going to be either crazy, or common sense.”
“Ogre on a Pike”
El-Sayed was asked about recent Politico reporting on him using controversial rhetoric to describe the stakes of his victory in a recent donor meeting.
In an audio recording of the meeting, El-Sayed said that should he win the primary, it would give the progressive movement an opportunity to oust incumbents like Democratic Sen. John Fetterman. “Ideally you put one ogre on a pike, and then everyone else gets the message, and all of a sudden starts to sound a lot different,” El-Sayed said.
When asked about the overall tone and tenor of his campaign, and if he regrets these kinds of comments, El-Sayed said that he’s publicly told his supporters not to target Stevens’ character or personality.
“I don’t know what else you would want from a candidate. I’ve literally said, ‘Do not make fun of her. It’s unkind,’” El-Sayed told reporters after the debate. He then said the tone of the race has been primarily set by ads put out by super PACs supporting Stevens that attack his character.
El-Sayed also responded to recent accusations — leveled by a pro-Stevens group — that he “has a history of disrespecting women.” A recent ad funded by United Democracy Project features past comments El-Sayed has made about Whitmer and former first lady Michelle Obama.
The ad cites a 2010 op-ed in which El-Sayed describes Obama’s efforts to combat childhood obesity as “uninspired” and “commendable, if ineffectual.” It also references a comment El-Sayed made during his 2018 gubernatorial primary campaign calling Whitmer “bought and sold.”
“My mother was the first tenured professor of engineering at her university. I was raised by strong women. To say that somehow, because I wrote an op-ed 15 years ago about what first lady Michelle Obama said, or I ran against Governor Whitmer, that somehow I’m disrespecting anybody, is just inconsistent with the truth,” El-Sayed said during the debate.
Stevens, however, doubled down, and pointed to comments critical of women candidates or politicians in Michigan.
“That is certainly on him to respond to,” Stevens said.
Financial Disclosures
El-Sayed released his latest personal financial disclosure report Monday, which showed two rental properties, one in Bangalore, India, and the other in Dubai, United Arab Emirates — each valued at between $100,001 and $250,000. The properties are listed as being owned by El-Sayed’s spouse, board-certified psychiatrist Sarah Jukaku.
Stevens alleged that El-Sayed is not being transparent with his finances and insinuated that he has $300,000 in payments listed as “other” business income in his financial disclosure.
“You have not released your full tax returns, $300,000 in other income, while you sat in the podcast chair and you hawked junk healthcare cures that RFK Jr. would thumbs up,” Stevens said of El-Sayed, who hosted a health-focused podcast for years. “You talk about getting money out of politics and putting money in people’s pockets, but still no one knows who’s putting the money in your pocket.”
El-Sayed attempted to brush off Stevens’ comment, saying that he has released his financial disclosures and that it is a “distraction from the issues in your life.”
“People are going to pay attention to properties that literally my wife’s family inherited, and then put in their kid’s names and then sold. And I wonder why they’re so focused on foreign properties with a name like mine. Do you think it might fit within a well-worn trope?” El-Sayed told reporters after the debate.