Abdul El-Sayed erases ‘defund the police’ tweets amid Michigan Senate race shift
Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive Democrat running for the U.S. Senate in Michigan, has deleted old social media posts, including tweets supporting the 'defund the police' movement. The move comes as he trails Rep. Haley Stevens in early polls and shifts his stance on policing.
El-Sayed, who previously ran for Governor of Michigan in 2018, had advocated for diverting funds from law enforcement to social services, describing police as 'standing armies'. He framed 'systemic racism and police brutality' as a public health issue and argued that policing was 'so broken it can't be fixed'.
In the 2020 protests against racial injustice, El-Sayed urged supporters to continue despite the Covid-19 pandemic. However, his campaign website no longer mentions policing or criminal justice, unlike his previous gubernatorial run. His deleted tweets supporting 'defund the police' remain viewable on the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine.
Polling shows that 'defund the police' remains unpopular with Michigan voters and nationally. El-Sayed, who was not previously a member of any U.S. political party, is now adjusting his stance on policing as he campaigns for the Senate.
Abdul El-Sayed's deletion of tweets supporting 'defund the police' signals a shift in his stance on policing. His campaign website no longer highlights policing or criminal justice, and he is now trailing Rep. Haley Stevens in early polls. Despite the unpopularity of 'defund the police', El-Sayed continues to question the structure of policing and advocates for reinvestment in social services.
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