Abdul El-Sayed: Democrats must ‘win by massive numbers’ to fend off Trump election denial

Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed of Michigan has stated that Democrats must “win by massive numbers” during the November federal midterm elections, according to The Guardian — World. This comes as Donald Trump and his Republican allies are expected to try to sow doubt about the integrity of the results. El-Sayed made the comments on NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday.

El-Sayed’s remarks were made in response to Trump’s long-standing claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen by fraudsters. Trump has also made unverified claims about Chinese interference in the election and has fired members of an independent federal election commission.

The New York Times reported that Trump cast doubt on elections on 440 days of his second presidency, which began in early 2025. El-Sayed stated that Trump has already threatened to deny the outcomes of an election, as he did in 2020.

A recent New York Times and Siena University poll found Democratic Senate candidates leading in Alaska, Ohio, and Texas, states that Trump won by double digits in 2024. The poll also showed El-Sayed leading Republican candidate Mike Rogers by five points.

The Cook Political Report revised its predictions on Tuesday and declared that “A Senate Majority is Squarely in Democrats’ Sights”. El-Sayed’s comments on Meet the Press alluded to how Rogers had claimed that a 2024 US Senate election was stolen from him after initially conceding the race.

Rogers was reported to have said at events in November 2025 that a single van carrying fraudulent ballots in Detroit cost him the race against Democrat Elissa Slotkin.

El-Sayed’s comments highlight the importance of Democrats winning by a significant margin in the upcoming elections to prevent election denial and ensure the integrity of the results.