Eliza Griswold's New Yorker article rides along with Abdul El-Sayed, a doctor and former Wayne County health director running for Michigan's Senate seat against Mike Rogers, whose lead in recent polls sits within the margins of error. It follows his Upper Peninsula strategy, hospital-closing rallies, and the viral confrontation with Tommy Teepell, whose heckling is tied to the nonprofit America Next, alongside attacks from Trump and Vance, Obama's Detroit visit, and strained relations with Detroit's Black and Jewish communities.