Abdul for U.S. Senate — Path to Victory Memo

State of the Race

Multiple election analysts rate Michigan as a toss-up, making it one of the most competitive Senate races in the country. Whoever wins here could determine majority control of the entire Senate.

Abdul has built one of the strongest progressive campaigns in the nation, earning endorsements from Senator Bernie Sanders, Congressman Ro Khanna, the Michigan Democratic Party Progressive Caucus, and dozens of local leaders.

This early momentum makes it clear — our campaign has the energy and broad support needed to win in both the primary and general elections.

Unpredictability

One of the biggest questions right now is whether or not the Michigan state legislature will shift our primary date from August to May. If we lose three critical months to campaign, we’ll have to accelerate our operations on every front.

That means reaching more voters in a shorter time frame and squeezing more events into our calendar — both of which require more financial resources.

Fundraising Update

In Q3, our campaign raised $1.77 million — more in individual contributions than any other campaign in this race. (Corporate PACs don’t count.)

Meanwhile, the primary opponent we’re neck-and-neck with in the polls is bankrolled by AIPAC and corporate PACs.

Keeping up this fundraising pace is crucial, especially as AIPAC starts to explicitly target our campaign.