Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive Democrat and outspoken critic of Israel running for the US Senate, is trailing in new polling within the state of Michigan and performing the worst among all candidates when paired against leading Republican contender Mike Rogers.

In a hypothetical matchup against Rogers, El-Sayed would only command 40.1 percent of the vote, according to polling released by the Detroit Regional Chamber in partnership with the Glengariff Group.

Rogers would win 46.9 percent of Michigan voters. Comparatively, pro-Israel Democratic candidate Haley Stevens leads Rodgers in the poll by a margin of 45.2 percent to 43.8 percent.

El-Sayed also trails Stevens in the Senate Democratic primary, according to the poll. El-Sayed would win 22.2 percent of Michigan Democratic primary voters.

Stevens, who describes herself as a “stalwart supporter of the Jewish state,” currently holds a comfortable lead in the contest, commanding 34.3 percent of primary voters.

El-Sayed launched a Senate campaign last month, saying that Congress should “fight back” against the Trump administration.

The child of an Egyptian immigrant, he first emerged onto the national political landscape in 2018 when he launched an ultimately unsuccessful gubernatorial campaign in the Wolverine State.

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