Michigan Senate Contest Heats Up as El-Sayed and Stevens Clash over EVs and Manufacturing

In a tight Michigan U.S. Senate debate, Abdul El-Sayed pitched affordable EVs (about $25,000 with 300-mile range) and a strengthened domestic auto-supply chain funded by incentives rather than mandates, while Haley Stevens argued that rising costs and a Canada trade dispute threaten Michigan manufacturing and urged utility reform. The candidates sparred over misogyny accusations, socialism, and campaign money, with El-Sayed denying misogyny and claiming he has never taken corporate PAC money, and Stevens denying taking utility money even as federal filings show she received $2,500 from DTE’s PAC (transferred from her House committee before her Senate run). The exchange underscored divides on EV strategy, manufacturing priorities, and political finance in a race that remains competitive.