Dear MoveOn member,
Voters are casting their ballots in the primary election for Michigan’s U.S. Senate race concluding in seven days. And right now, corporate PACs and pro-war dark-money groups are spending tens of millions of dollars to stop progressive fighter Dr. Abdul El-Sayed.1
Here's why they're scared: El-Sayed refuses corporate PAC money. Every dollar his campaign raises comes from people like you. No oligarchs. No oil companies. No AIPAC checks. No strings attached.2
This primary isn't just about Michigan. Whoever wins in November will help decide which party controls the Senate—and whether the same corporate interests bankrolling El-Sayed’s opponent, Representative Hayley Stevens, get a rubber stamp in Washington for another six years. That's the scale of what's on the line in the next seven days.
Can you chip in $9 right now to help us reach voters, counter the corporate spending, and close the gap before corporate PAC spending drowns us out in key races across the country? (If you have saved your payment information with ActBlue, your donation will go straight through.)
El-Sayed is not new to fighting entrenched power.
As Detroit's health director, he rebuilt a department gutted by bankruptcy—and he eliminated lead from the city's schools while securing free eyeglasses for kids who needed them. He’s a tireless advocate for Medicare for All—fighting to cancel hundreds of millions in medical debt for everyday Michiganders.3 His whole career is proof that our government can work for people instead of against them.
His opponent, Rep. Stevens, is backed by the same playbook we've seen before: Trump donors, AIPAC, and corporate PACs flooding the airwaves in the campaign's final, most decisive days. They know that undecided voters make up their minds late—and they're betting they can drown out El-Sayed’s messages with unprecedented millions in outside spending.
We're betting on something different: real people, talking to real neighbors, telling the truth about who's actually fighting for them. That's the model behind everything MoveOn is doing right now, in Michigan and in other battleground races where control of Congress is on the line:
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We're reaching voters directly through digital ads, billboards, mail, and local outreach to cut through the noise and make sure people see the truth about who's running people-powered campaigns.
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Our members are calling and texting voters neighbor to neighbor, making sure people know when to vote and why it matters.
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We're building energy on the ground—community events, local organizing—to make these campaigns feel like what they are: a movement, not a transaction.
None of that happens without funding right now. Every billboard and every call costs money that corporate PAC-funded opponents don't have to raise one dollar at a time.
We can't match corporate PACs dollar for dollar. But we can match them voter for voter, call for call. That's how people-powered campaigns win—in Michigan this week, and in every battleground this November. Rush your gift of $9, or whatever you can afford, right now. (If you have saved your payment information with ActBlue, your donation will go straight through.)
Thanks for all you do.
–Joel, Allison K., Amanda R., Kelsey, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "El-Sayed releases tax return ahead of primary," The Hill, July 15, 2026
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5970084-michigan-el-sayed-tax-returns/
2. "Money Out of Politics," Abdul for U.S. Senate, accessed July 27, 2026
https://abdulforsenate.com/priority/money-out-of-politics/
3. "Meet Abdul," Abdul for U.S. Senate, accessed July 27, 2026
https://abdulforsenate.com/about/
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