Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic candidate, is locked in a competitive Michigan Senate race against Republican Mike Rogers.
Rock icon Bruce Springsteen has endorsed Abdul El-Sayed in the fiercely contested Michigan Senate contest.
“Dr. El-Sayed is a fighter for our American Constitution, he’s a fighter for our American Democracy, and he’s a fighter against the corrupt, lawless, and anti-American leadership currently in the White House,” Springsteen wrote in a social media post on Monday. “That’s why I’m in his corner 100%.”
The endorsement arrives ahead of the 2026 midterms. Democrats view the upcoming elections as a generational opportunity to gain seats, even as President Donald Trump’s policies—including his confrontation with Iran, rising living costs, and declining approval ratings—create headwinds for Republican candidates.
A longtime Democratic supporter and vocal Trump critic, Springsteen released the protest song “Streets of Minneapolis” earlier this year in response to ICE immigration enforcement in the city and the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. His Land of Hope and Dreams Tour began in Minneapolis on March 31. “This was the show I wanted to make, the story I wanted to tell,” he told Rolling Stone in September. “I went out to find its audience, and I’m sure there were people, and I’ve read things where people were vehement about the content of the show, and that’s just the way the chips fall.”
In Michigan, El-Sayed—an epidemiologist and local public health official—is facing off against former Republican House Representative Mike Rogers. On Sunday, Democratic Representative Haley Stevens surprised Michigan Democrats and members of her own staff by endorsing Rogers, whom she had previously described as “a rubber stamp” for the Trump administration.
El-Sayed’s campaign dismissed Stevens’ endorsement of his opponent and appeared unfazed. “None of this matters,” he told reporters. “You know what matters? There are families preparing to send their children to schools that look like they did 50 years ago. They are worried about what they will feed their children for lunch. They worry that if one of their children gets sick, they will not be able to pay the bills. Those are the things that matter.”
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