Rapper Common continued his political advocacy by performing in Detroit on the eve of the midterm elections in support of Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Abdul-Sayed.
Video of the rapper performing on stage surfaced on social media on Monday night.
It remains to be seen whether Corman’s support will help propel El-Sayed to victory, with the latest polls showing him leading Republican Mike Rogers by seven percentage points. According to CBS News:
Democratic Party Abdul Said has extended his poll lead to 7 percentage points over the Republican Party Mike RogersThe former congressman is one of the likely voters in Michigan’s nationally watched U.S. Senate race.
Mitchell Research & Communications conducted the statewide poll Oct. 26-27 for CBS Detroit and other Michigan television stations. it surveyed likely voters November 3rd general election.
According to USA Today, on Monday, just one day before the election, El-Sayed “led the polls by 5 points, according to political poll tracker FiftyPlusOne, which compiles data from the following organizations: new york times and YouGov. “
However, the campaign took a sharp turn over the weekend when Democrat Haley Stevens, who lost the primary to El-Sayed, endorsed Republican Mike Rogers.
Hey Michigan, as you may have seen, our Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, Abdul, said that I was no longer welcome in his campaign and that I should stay away, and he was right. That’s why today I’m endorsing Mike Rogers for the United States Senate,” she said.
“I am not affiliated with Abdul’s campaign. I do not support Hassan Peck, who is being trafficked on our college campuses. Earlier today, a good friend of mine said that education is on the ballot, and she is absolutely right. What our students see, what our children see, and who we are as Michiganders, is not hate. That is not the message we are getting from our Democratic candidates right now,” she continued.