The US midterms are usually swayed by domestic matters like economy and the cost of living. They’re often a pulse check on voter sentiment towards the incumbent party or a reflection of local political battles and regional trends.
Rarely are they impassioned referendums on a specific foreign policy issue. But for some voters this year in Michigan — where Democrat hopeful Abdul El-Sayed is facing off against Republican Mike Rogers — the Senate race is shaping up to be just that.
Two weeks out from the crucial polling day, The Global Story’s Asma Khalid shares her reporting from Michigan, where a debate among Democrats over the conflicts in the Middle East has become a touchstone issue, especially among the state’s large Arab American and Jewish communities.
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0:00 Introduction to episode
1:08 Asma talks us through the US midterms
6:51 The 2024 election campaign
14:50 Who are voters choosing between in the 2026 midterms?
16:40 How significant is the Arab-American voting block?
22:24 What is it about Abdul El-Sayed that worries Jewish voters?
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